Using Sociometers to Advance Small Group Research

Autor/inn/en	Parker, John N.; Cardenas, Edgar; Dorr, Alexander N.; Hackett, Edward J.
Titel	Using Sociometers to Advance Small Group Research
Quelle	In: Sociological Methods & Research, 49 (2020) 4, S.1064-1102 (39 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-1241
DOI	10.1177/0049124118769091
Schlagwörter	Measurement Equipment; Data Collection; Group Structure; Group Dynamics; Research Methodology; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Science Research; Group Unity; Psychological Patterns; Creativity; Interaction Process Analysis; Sociometric Techniques; Power Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messinstrument; Data capture; Datensammlung; Gruppenstruktur; Gruppendynamik; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Gruppenidentität; Kreativität; Prozessanalyse; Soziometrie
Abstract	New technologies transform research specialties and potentiate new fields. Sociometers--wearable electronic sensors collecting quantitative, dynamic data about embodied social interactions at hyperfine scales--represent such a possibility for small group research. This article introduces this new method and its distinctive qualities and affordances. Next, we relate its potential for advancing understanding of three types of small group phenomena: (1) rhythmic entrainment, emotional energy, and solidarity; (2) nonverbal dominance and deference; and (3) groups as complex systems. We then present findings from two pilot studies of small group creativity in science and art collaborations. To do so, we combine sociometric, survey, and ethnographic data to consider how speech participation, body movement, and volume shape group creativity and to illustrate how sociometric data complements traditional qualitative and quantitative methods. We close by relating practical lessons learned to aid future researchers working to harness this powerful new research technology. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01