sociometry theory

[Ann Hale]

Also, if we look back to 1976, there is the incredible doctoral dissertation of Peter Dean Mendelsson, Rethinking Sociometry: Toward a Reunification of Theory, Philosophy, Methodology and Praxis.  Doctoral Dissertation, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1976.  442 pages.  Peter was at Washington University when Jonathan Moreno was there and they were friends.  Any diehard sociometrist needs to have this for study and sources.  He writes about what happened to separate methodology from theory and holds an abiding wish that sociometry would return to its roots as a wholistic approach to social healing and well being.  I have not been able to find his current address. For several years in the 1980's Peter was the Treasurer of ASGPP.   Linnea Carlson-Sabelli's dissertation, Measuring Co-existing Opposites (Rush Presbyterian-St.Lukes Hospital, School of Nursing) offers a quantifying and computerization to sociometry which enable the methods to support the larger world view and all its complexity. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ann Hale 
  To: Adam Blatner ; list at grouptalkweb.org 
  Cc: Diana Jones 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:54 AM
  Subject: Re: sociometry theory


  Adam, I think it is very important to give reference to the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology (see ASGPP website, under Library, and the article by Tian Dayton) and references to Daniel J. Siegel, MD, neurobiologist and psychiatrist.  His very articulate presentation of brain research which support all things sociometric is a real boon to psychodramatists.  Ann Hale
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Adam Blatner 
    To: list at grouptalkweb.org 
    Cc: Diana Jones 
    Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:12 AM
    Subject: sociometry theory


    Dear All, I have continued to find new horizons in the realm of sociometry, to be more deeply impressed with how it is dealing with a depth psychology domain---although that domain reaches beyond intra-psychic dynamics to include interpersonal and group dynamics.

        For example, I dashed off some ideas that were part of a response to a friend who wondered if he'd been responding with sufficient frequency to my emails (he had). What is that sense of balance between people?  If you'd like to read a couple of pages of rambling speculations and comment, I would really like to hear back what you think, as I'm still building my ideas.
       
     Meanwhile the summer solstice is approaching (June 21) and from then on the days (in the Northern Hemisphere) get shorter and we're heading to winter. I tell myself that here in the heat of Texas summer. (smile). 
               Hope your lives are good. 

        Incidentally, for those who might be interested, I just gave a lecture on the history of comic books, with a focus on the controversy in the early 1950s that led to my mom throwing out my boxes of comics. I'm still working on it, but posting this in three webpages with lots of pictures at   http://www.blatner.com/adam/cartoons/comicbooks/history.html

    Adam Blatner, M.D.
       website: www.blatner.com/adam/   


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