sociometry

[ soh-see-om-i-tree, soh-shee- ]

noun
  1. the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.

Origin of sociometry

1
First recorded in 1930–35; socio- + -metry

Other words from sociometry

  • so·ci·o·met·ric [soh-see-uh-me-trik, soh-shee-], /ˌsoʊ si əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, adjective
  • so·ci·om·e·trist, noun

Words Nearby sociometry

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How to use sociometry in a sentence

  • If sociometry was to be a science, it must be worked out without axioms or postulates.

    Somehow Good | William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for sociometry

sociometry

/ (ˌsəʊsɪˈɒmɪtrɪ) /


noun
  1. the study of sociological relationships, esp of preferences, within social groups

Derived forms of sociometry

  • sociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
  • sociometrist, noun

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