sociometricsn.
/ˌsəʊʃ(ɪ)ə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪks/, /ˌsəʊsɪə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪks/, U.S. /ˈˌsoʊsioʊˈmɛtrɪks/, /ˈˌsoʊʃ(i)oʊˈmɛtrɪks/ Sociology and Social Psychology.
With singular agreement. = sociometry n.
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society > society and the community > study of society > [noun] > sociometry
sociometry1900
sociometrics1937
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > social psychology > group psychology > [noun] > analysis of groups
sociometry1900
sociometrics1937
1937 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Soc. 32 178 Committee on sociometrics.
1960 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 14 163/2 Sociometrics is concerned with measuring interpersonal relations and leadership qualities by recording attitudes and responses.
1964 D. F. Dowd in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 61 A mindless procession that moves from sociology to sociometrics.
2003 J. K. Chambers Sociolinguistic Theory (ed. 2) ii. 81 The basic approach of sociometrics is to question members of the network about their relationships.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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