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 Get to Know You Sociometric Questions
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Sociometric
activities engage people in representing social dynamics in physical
space using their bodies.
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Sociometry was developed by Jacob Moreno in the 1930s.
The word sociometry comes
from the Latin “socius,” meaning social and the Latin “metrum,” meaning
measure.
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This activity is simply a series of "sociometric" questions which require participants to
arrange themselves in space in relation to other people according to
various individual and social characteristics.
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Facilitator warmth and friendly encouragement will help to break natural
hesitancy. Laughter is very healthy. Leaders are to move
amongst students and join in as participants.
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Suggest you use about 10 questions for a session.
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Find someone who:
- had the same breakfast as you
- has the same shoe size (or has the same size hand)
- has a different religious belief
- you haven't met yet, but would really like to
- has the same favourite season
- has the same favourite sense
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Walk to / arrange yourselves according to:
- the place where you were born
- the place where you live
- a place you would like to visit
- a place where a memorable event took place for you
- also see People
Map
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Lineup according to:
- number of siblings
- thumb size
- number of glasses of water (or cups of caffeine) you drink per day
- introversion / extraversion
- how tired / alert you feel
- number of different countries you've visited
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Feel free to add your own variations.
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Equipment
None
Time
5-15 minutes
Brief Description
A sequence of questions which help students to find out about one
another, move around, and have fun.
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