sociometry

[ soh-see-om-i-tree, soh-shee- ]
/ ˌsoʊ siˈɒm ɪ tri, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

noun

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

Origin of sociometry

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

sociological, sociologism, sociologistic, sociologize, sociology, sociometry, sociopath, sociopathy, sociopolitical, sociopsychological, socioreligious

Example sentences from the Web for sociometry

  • 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

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

Derived forms of sociometry

sociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective sociometrist, noun