sociodraman.
/ˈsəʊʃ(ɪ)əʊˌdrɑːmə/, /ˈsəʊsɪəʊˌdrɑːmə/, U.S. /ˈsoʊsioʊˌdrɑmə/, /ˈsoʊʃ(i)oʊˌdrɑmə/ A method of resolving tension within a group, in which a particular problem experienced by the group is enacted and explored in an improvised play; the play itself. Cf. psychodrama n. 1.
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1943 J. L. Moreno in Sociometry 6 331 Sociodrama which deals with inter-group relations and with collective ideologies.
1958 W. J. H. Sprott Human Groups 188 The elaborate technique of training for foremanship, often employing the socio-drama technique in which foremen take the part of workers and act out a scene.
1972 H. J. Eysenck Psychol. is about People i. 16 The psychiatrist asks, Is psychotherapy better than sociodrama?
1979 J. T. Richardson et al. Organized Miracles ii. 76 Some full-time staff were also assigned parts in the sociodramas in an obvious attempt to make sure that certain points were made in the process of acting.
1998 Independent (Nexis) 29 Mar. (Features section) 1 What the sociodrama does is to enable participants to stand back from the situation, look at it afresh and work creatively towards a solution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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