a chart or diagram that plots social interrelationships
sociogram in American English
(ˈsoʊsiəˌgræm; ˈsoʊʃiəgræm)
noun
Sociology
a diagram designed to indicate from answers to sociometric questions how individuals in a group feel toward each other
sociogram in American English
(ˈsousiəˌɡræm, ˈsouʃi-)
noun
Sociology
a sociometric diagram representing the pattern of relationships between individuals in a group, usually expressed in terms of which persons theyprefer to associate with
Word origin
[1935–40; socio- + -gram1]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aeroembolism, blitz, fluorocarbon, gangbuster, hard core-gram is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “somethingwritten,” “drawing” (epigram; diagram). On this model, -gram is used in the formation of compound words (oscillogram)
Examples of 'sociogram' in a sentence
sociogram
Data were collected through a sociogram.
Miren Pérez Eizaguirre 2018, 'Music therapy: enabling tool for the change of the social relations in a high school',Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musicalhttp://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RECI/article/view/53627. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
As part of the study, each learner completed a collage and sociogram, and took part in a group interview.
Lucy Robinson, Boitumelo Diale 2017, 'Through the eyes of children: Exploring Grade 7 career aspirations', South African Journal of Childhood Educationhttps://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/500. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Analyses showed that in inter-group relationships, presented as a sociogram, diffuse connections characterized an extensive, sparse network.
Rosilda Mendes, Cláudia Maria Bógus, Marcia Faria Westphal, Juan Carlos Aneiros Fernandez 2013, 'Promoção da saúde e redes de lideranças Health promotion and leadership networks',Physishttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-73312013000100012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)