Mass-Observation
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Mass-Observation was a British social research organization founded in 1937 that used diaries, surveys, and observational methods to document the everyday lives and opinions of ordinary people, especially during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mass Observation | 1 |
| Mass-Observation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4360755 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mass-Observation Context triple: [Home Intelligence reports, relatedTo, Mass-Observation]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mass-Observation Target entity description: Mass-Observation was a British social research organization founded in 1937 that used diaries, surveys, and observational methods to document the everyday lives and opinions of ordinary people, especially during World War II.
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A.
Mingei movement
The Mingei movement was a Japanese folk art movement that celebrated the beauty and value of everyday handcrafted objects made by anonymous artisans.
-
B.
Everybody’s Protest Novel
Everybody’s Protest Novel is James Baldwin’s influential 1949 essay critiquing the limitations of socially conscious fiction, particularly works like Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, in addressing the complexities of race and morality in America.
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C.
The Masses (magazine)
The Masses was a pioneering early 20th-century American socialist and radical magazine known for its political commentary, muckraking journalism, and influential leftist art and cartoons.
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D.
The Opium of the Intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that critiques the allure of Marxism and ideological dogmatism among Western intellectuals.
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E.
White Guard movement
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research project
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social research organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| aim |
record everyday life of ordinary people
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study public opinion beyond opinion polls ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
Mass-Observation Archive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dataType |
field notes
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personal diaries ⓘ questionnaire responses ⓘ |
| documented |
air raids in Britain
ⓘ
civilian experience of war ⓘ consumer habits ⓘ leisure activities ⓘ morale on the British home front ⓘ political attitudes ⓘ religious beliefs ⓘ |
| field |
anthropology
ⓘ
cultural history ⓘ social research ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focus |
British society
ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ public opinion ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles Madge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humphrey Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Harrisson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
directive-based diaries
ⓘ
thematic surveys ⓘ unstructured diaries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mass-Observation Panel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Panel of Volunteer Observers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| influenced |
British social history
ⓘ
oral history movement ⓘ qualitative sociology in Britain ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterActivity | post-war commercial market research ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodUsed |
diary
ⓘ
participant observation ⓘ qualitative research ⓘ survey ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMainActivity |
1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| usedVolunteerContributors | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Mass-Observation Description of subject: Mass-Observation was a British social research organization founded in 1937 that used diaries, surveys, and observational methods to document the everyday lives and opinions of ordinary people, especially during World War II.
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