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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf research project
social research organization
activeDuring World War II
aim record everyday life of ordinary people
study public opinion beyond opinion polls
archivesAt Mass-Observation Archive NERFINISHED
University of Sussex NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dataType field notes
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
late 1930s
usedVolunteerContributors yes

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Tarik O'Regan notableWork Mass-Observation
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