THE SOCIOMETRY OF LUNCH-TAKING IN AN ECONOMIC GROUP

Abstract

Since its introduction, sociometry has been utilized as a valuable research tool in both the academic and the commercial world. It provides a means of measuring not only the total group structure, but also the status of any individual within the group in regard to any other member of the group. This renders sociometry an important instrument for gaining insight into the operation of a group by opening to view the group's structure.