A sociogram is a graphic representation of
social
Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not.
Etymology
The word "social" derives from ...
links that a person has. It is a
graph drawing
Graph drawing is an area of mathematics and computer science combining methods from geometric graph theory and information visualization to derive two-dimensional depictions of graphs arising from applications such as social network analysis, car ...
that plots the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation.
Overview
Sociograms were developed by
Jacob L. Moreno to analyze choices or preferences within a group. They can diagram the structure and patterns of group interactions. A sociogram can be drawn on the basis of many different criteria: Social relations, channels of influence, lines of communication etc.
Those points on a sociogram who have many choices are called stars. Those with few or no choices are called isolates. Individuals who choose each other are known to have made a mutual choice. One-way choice refers to individuals who choose someone but the choice is not reciprocated.
Clique
A clique ( AusE, CanE, or ), in the social sciences, is a group of individuals who interact with one another and share similar interests. Interacting with cliques is part of normative social development regardless of gender, ethnicity, or popular ...
s are groups of three or more people within a larger group who all choose each other (mutual choice).
Sociograms are the charts or tools used to find the
sociometry
Sociometry is a quantitative method for measuring social relationships. It was developed by psychotherapist Jacob L. Moreno and Helen Hall Jennings in their studies of the relationship between social structures and psychological well-being, and u ...
of a social space.
Under the
social discipline model, sociograms are sometimes used to reduce misbehavior in a classroom environment.
[Wolfgang, Charles H., ''Solving Discipline And Classroom Management Problems: Methods and Models for Today’s Teachers''; U.S.A, John Wiley and Sons, 2001.; p. 116 ] A sociogram is constructed after students answer a series of questions probing for affiliations with other classmates. The diagram can then be used to identify pathways for social acceptance for misbehaving students. In this context, the resulting sociograms are known as a friendship chart. Often, the most important person/thing is in a bigger bubble in relation to everyone else. The size of the bubble represents the importance, with the biggest bubble meaning most important and the smallest representing the least important.
Gallery
Moreno Sociogram 1st Grade.png, 1st grade
Moreno Sociogram 2nd Grade.png, 2nd grade
Moreno Sociogram 3rd Grade.png, 3rd grade
Moreno Sociogram 4th Grade.png, 4th grade
Moreno Sociogram 5th Grade.png, 5th grade
Moreno Sociogram 6th Grade.png, 6th grade
Moreno Sociogram 7th Grade.png, 7th grade
Moreno Sociogram 8th Grade.png, 8th grade
See also
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Social network analysis software
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Corporate interlocks
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Diagram
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Network science
Network science is an academic field which studies complex networks such as telecommunication networks, computer networks, biological networks, cognitive and semantic networks, and social networks, considering distinct elements or actors rep ...
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Organizational chart
An organizational chart, also called organigram, organogram, or organizational breakdown structure (OBS) is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts and positions/jobs. The term ...
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Social balance theory
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Sociomapping
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Sociometry
Sociometry is a quantitative method for measuring social relationships. It was developed by psychotherapist Jacob L. Moreno and Helen Hall Jennings in their studies of the relationship between social structures and psychological well-being, and u ...
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Barry Wellman
References
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Graph drawing
Organizational theory
Social network analysis