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sociometry

[soh-see-om-i-tree, soh-shee-]
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noun
  1. the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
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Origin of sociometry

First recorded in 1930–35; socio- + -metry
Related formsso·ci·o·met·ric [soh-see-uh-me-trik, soh-shee-] /ˌsoʊ si əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, adjectiveso·ci·om·e·trist, noun
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  • If sociometry was to be a science, it must be worked out without axioms or postulates.

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    William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for sociometry

sociometry

noun
  1. the study of sociological relationships, esp of preferences, within social groups
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Derived Formssociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivesociometrist, noun
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