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.

sociometry

/ ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk; ˌsəʊsɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• sociometric, adjective
• ˌsociˈometrist, noun

Other Words From

• so·ci·o·met·ric [soh-see-, uh, -, me, -trik, soh-shee-], adjective
• soci·ome·trist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociometry¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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