sociometricadj.
/ˌsəʊʃ(ɪ)ə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˌsəʊsɪə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌsoʊsioʊˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˈˌsoʊʃ(i)oʊˈmɛtrɪk/ Sociology and Social Psychology.
Of or relating to the structure of social groups or the study of this; employing or obtained by sociometry.
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society > society and the community > study of society > [adjective] > sociometric
sociometric1923
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > social psychology > group psychology > [adjective] > relating to group analysis
sociometric1923
1923 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 29 86 Gould, Kenneth., A.B. Pittsburgh. ‘A Sociometric Scale for American Cities.’ 1924. Columbia.
1933 J. L. Moreno in Proc. Amer. Assoc. on Mental Deficiency 224 An instrument to measure the amount of organization shown by social groups is called the sociometric test.
1956 C. W. Valentine Normal Child xi. 189 The ‘sociometric’ technique is flexible.
1978 P. Marsh et al. Rules of Disorder iv. 86 Simply by looking at who meets whom and in what order we can begin to get some idea of the sociometric structure of the football fan culture.
1999 Nursery World 19 Aug. 13/2 These sociometric results will probably give you a good idea of the clique patterns in your nursery.
Derivatives
socioˈmetrically adv. according to the theories or methods of sociometry; in a sociometric manner.
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society > society and the community > study of society > [adverb] > specific
sociometrically1937
sociobiologically1948
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > social psychology > group psychology > [adverb] > according to group analysis
sociometrically1937
1937 Sociometry 1 246 Placing Abrill and Akerman beyond the locale of the other leaders, although unpleasant, was sociometrically wise.
1952 Personnel Psychol. 5 178 (heading) Sociometrically selected work teams increase production.
2005 K. H. Rubin et al. in M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb Developmental Sci. (ed. 5) xi. 488 In contrast to sociometrically popular children, peer-perceived popular children exhibit manipulation and dominance in their interactions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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