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Sociometry
Inlegal
Research, the research has often to study group behaviors.
The
sociometic technique has been developed by J.L Moreno, in his book “We shall
Survive’ to study the closed Community.
Sociometry
is the measure of assessing the attractions and repulsions within a given
group.
The legal
research report is the statement adopted and fingings arrived at tby the
researcher of a legal problem.
It is only
a brief statement of most significant facts that are necessary for
understanding the generalizations drawn by the investigator.
Requirement of the Sociometric test
Moreno has developed the following requirement of
the sociometiric test
1. The
limits of the group should be indicated to the subject.
2. The
subject should be permitted and unlimited number of choices or rejections.
3. The
subject shouldbe asked to indicate the individuals they choose or reject in
terms of specific criteria.
4. Results
of the Sociometric questions should be used to restructure the group.
5. The
subject should be permitted to make their choices and rejection privately
without other members of the group being able to identify the responses and
6. The
questions used should be ranged to the level of understanding of the members of
the group.
Characteristics of a good Sociometric scale
1. Reliability
2. Validity
3. Simplicity
4. Universality
5. Practicability
6. Based
on norms
7. Properly
weighed
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Socio-metirc tool that make it a desirable and
useful instrument.
1. The
subjects should express themselves spontaneously in their choice of companion.
3. The
confidential nature of choices made should be emphasized
4. Each
student would have a companion out of the choices given by him.
5. The
word test cannot be used anywhere because it is associated with right and wrong
answer.
TECHNIQUES OF SOCIOMETRY
1. Sociometricself
rating or related analyse
2. Scaling
method
3. Group
preference record
4. Multinational
Sociometic Survey.
5. Estimate
of time
6. Guess
who
