Socio Metry & Sociogram (1).pptxthe group

Mom is the leader and connected with everybody
Dad isolated and only connected with mom
There is difficulty between dad and grandma which may affect the group

1. GW- Sociometry – J.L MORENO (1934) Socious (in latin ) - Partner or Friend Metrum (in latin ) - Measurement The word SOCIOMETRY in our language means- Measuring the degree of relatedness among people. Which is helpful for assessing the behaviour.

2. The purpose of applying Sociometry To learn the interaction and the structure of a group To discover where exactly an individual exists in that group To elicit social relationship and the organization type of a group through analyzing attitudes and aptitudes of a group members among each other To identify subgroups, leaders and cliques of a group To obtain objective information about the real structure of a group and group integrity.

3. Important functions of Sociometry It enables to learn about the group dynamics and evaluate socialization levels of students after some social activities and their effects on reaching the intended goal. It helps to analyze the individual person in a whole group, this techniques gives as extensive amount of information about a lot of people at the same time. Helps to identify the distance/ closeness of the group members with each other and the interaction among them. Beneficial in preventing adaptation problems after having the application results in the hand.

4. Application of sociometry kinds of questions to be asked Name: date: - With which of your friend would you like to go on a trip? - With which friend would you like to study together? 1 st preference------------------ 2 nd preference------------------ 3 rd preference--------------------

5. Some character types observed in sociometry Leaders Isolated ones Rejected ones Groups in pairs Cliques Relationships in chain

6. Crucial points to be cared in the application of sociometry Good and clear explanation should be made to express the aim of the techniques before the application. Friendly and attentive atmosphere should be created Members should have known each other for a particular period for the valid and reliable results. Applications should be repeated periodically to see if there is any improvement or change Results have to be kept secret and not to use for other purposes.

7. Sociograms A diagram representing a person ’ s or group ’ s social network and relationships.

8. Sociogram To analyse choices or preferences within a group which represent the patterns of group interactions. – JL Moreno. A sociogram can be drawn on the different criteria of social relations, Channels of influence and line of communications

9. Content of sociogram Circles with names inside: big or small, representing the different members of a family based on the importance they have in family. Lines between the circles: solid or dashed lines representing the strong or wear links between family members, can be of different color if link is negative. Arrows pointing one or both ways: showing whether relationship is reciprocal or only one-way where one person is providing and other person is not allowed/able to give back. Mother Sister

10. What a sociogram looks like Like Dislike Strong Weak Reciprocal One-way Mom Grandmom Me Dad Older Brother

11. When creating a sociogram, think… What are the connections between the people ? Who is the leader? Who is isolated from the group? What are the alliances? Who do they not get along with who? Is the group united or divided?

12. Once again… Mom is the leader and connected with everybody Dad isolated and only connected with mom There is difficulty between dad and grandma which may affect the group Mom Grandmom Me Dad Older Brother

13. Evaluate your sociogram… What circles did you draw first? How do the sizes of the circles compare to each other? Who is larger, and who is smaller? Why do you think you drew them that way? How are the circles placed in relation to each other (close, far away, on top, below, or next to each other)? Did you erase or change anything, why?