A sociogram is a graphic representation of
social links that a person has. It is a
graph drawing that plots the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation.
Overview
Sociograms were developed by
Jacob L. Moreno
Jacob Levy Moreno (born Iacob Levy; May 18, 1889 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psychotherapy. During his lifetime, he was r ...
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.
Cliques 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 of a social space.
Under the
social discipline model
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
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, 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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Diagram
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Network science
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Organizational chart
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Social balance theory Social balance theory is a class of theories about balance or imbalance of sentiment relation in dyadic or triadic relations with social network theory. Sentiments can result in the emergence of two groups. Disliking exists between the two subg ...
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Sociomapping
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Sociometry
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Barry Wellman
References
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