{"id":335,"date":"2012-11-14T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T09:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:25:09","slug":"mass-observation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/home\/mass-observation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Observation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massobs.org.uk\/mass_observation_project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mass Observation Project<\/a> began in 1981 and directives (sets of questions) were sent to correspondents up to four times a year between 1981 and 1990 (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2012\/11\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb.pdf\">Directives summary<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sendToPdfFiller\" title=\"Open with PDFfiller\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2012\/11\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb.pdf\"><img src=\"\/\/nanapgdhdbkckgoonnmgkemmnhefniek\/img\/icon-fill.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sendToPdfFiller\" title=\"Open with PDFfiller\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2012\/11\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb.pdf\"><img src=\"\/\/nanapgdhdbkckgoonnmgkemmnhefniek\/img\/icon-fill.png\" \/><\/div>\n<p>). \u00a0Below you can find the directives as well as folders of responses from \u00a0selected correspondents. Some are handwritten and some are typed and they vary considerably in length.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Dorothy Sheridan has written about the Mass Observation Project\u00a0in the 1980s in this papers: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2014\/01\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb1.pdf\">Description of the 1980s Mass Observation directives<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sendToPdfFiller\" title=\"Open with PDFfiller\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2014\/01\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb1.pdf\"><img src=\"\/\/nanapgdhdbkckgoonnmgkemmnhefniek\/img\/icon-fill.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sendToPdfFiller\" title=\"Open with PDFfiller\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2014\/01\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb1.pdf\"><img src=\"\/\/nanapgdhdbkckgoonnmgkemmnhefniek\/img\/icon-fill.png\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>1981<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/br7o1zld6lq37r28j9j58262a0pvhgae\">Directive Special Royal Wedding 1981<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/3y0scu3t7tsarfyawrbmzwds6i4azxfk\">Responses to Special Royal Wedding 1981<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/8tkmcn9ddv0r379eftbnon6tq7icr437\">Directive Summer 1981<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/8qag20ei8emij3hycyvb3m0c6g4tbz7p\">Responses to Summer 1981<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/yzym24lnmrcpob1njo222czvv180ef8u\">Directive Autumn 1981<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/4bpygyj10p6fmd4rodsig6lji6wktm9r\">Responses to Autumn 1981<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1982<\/h2>\n<p>Directive Spring 1982<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/uj3uuk7xm0qtu7fj4993awvh1ygbweoe\">Responses to Spring 1982<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/6698djzycbatmmo7lj34cksvnkws7dn9\">Directive Falklands 1982 &amp; \u00a0Directive Falklands postscript 1982<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/7e8avja90ejxaz4kqmwa6qgsnp7u1hhg\">Responses to Falklands and Falklands postscript 1982<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/kvmyyjpzk02vfx9p02mnml6j8eo7b0tg\">Directive Summer 1982<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Responses to Summer 1982<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/fr6mxfnftj1f9rjc98oh8d7598627dvf\">Directive EEC Special 1982<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/zhc0g5qyimk2d1mfhxftdj3uhb3jtlwp\">Responses to EEC Special 1982<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/99j2rw0098m8sc0vki00qdezwoovgnm0\">Directive Autumn &#8211; Pocket Money 1982<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/e1svzpjf9da455khibwxlwut891yapoq\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Pocket Money 1982<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/7vidujskb6on8xl2gtmemr2clknqqed4\">Directive Winter &#8211; Food 1982<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/fx1usp3odful8rfcvtpgoig6khzvonja\">Responses to Winter &#8211; Food 1982<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1983<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/8q938evnk3b3h48tssmwjipz27r1marn\">Directive Spring &#8211; General Election 1983<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/wtspqzr10pbmqhjk4mmcqqycecgm5kch\">Responses to Spring &#8211; General Election 1983<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/i7pfbsq3lu3nn5yodk3phvsxiqv1hhxp\">Directive Summer Work &#8211; Work 1983<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/zm1tiggqzej7b8uy64fkes1t954e5tpr\">Responses to Summer &#8211; Work 1983<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/c667gdhf6k259q6gu2m0xtpdeoh3x36r\">Directive Autumn &#8211; Housework 1983<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/xmfffhmyhp70urgam7dn4dcxxyemyjes\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Housework 1983<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/qp71vcta2t9dwt6hzt1acmh13pw8116s\">Directive Winter &#8211; Xmas 1983<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/cchyzf1gxon3d9c8cgrt5k0dl7d9tqry\">Responses to Winter &#8211; Xmas 1983<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1984<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/rbs1c7w1qyxaftx7tw0cal5iu636sghy\">Directive Spring &#8211; Well-being 1984<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/obox6cv6djr5c4wtch5ptjj4541ffmbt\">Responses to Spring &#8211; Well-being \u00a01984<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/0av0n5ti3x860qxgl6gp7g69v93cqtht\">Directive Summer &#8211; Banking 1984<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/3owfzzpuqr053k09iaxolj3oex0qd96b\">Responses to Summer &#8211; Banking 1984<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/6eouqjmqh10v0e1s3wmbjyoiplqn3ji8\">Directive Autumn &#8211; USA 1984<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/z9hu2bbn9uj4m4zd236gguhrsisqoi89\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; USA \u00a01984<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/kf4rzwaymj8v87n5rzf6l743fv0yshp4\">Directive Winter &#8211; Relatives 1984<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/wvc89l3lt753ed754gp2mwgwp3nrtch8\">Responses to Winter &#8211; Relatives 1984<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1985<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/5ss31q7edmcc3eudlvkmr4fhck4onwgx\">Directive Spring 1985<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/sj1j0a86aegeiglxb7u96552n0etbe9k\">Responses to Spring &#8211; \u00a0part 1 Morality 1985<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/ej713qt71l8s4trg8lwcmghja50s25ye\">Responses to Spring \u00a0&#8211; part 2 poster 1985<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1986<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/rl0rbu6ml18c0antzq4jnqinq1si6aj5\">Directive Autumn 1986<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/1bjisa04kjbt46uc1ys3grasz35m5y9s\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Events 1986<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/xj6m5xq3qfodsxmp533hiufhl874awow\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Xmas Day 1986<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1987<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/nl7w30w0u2hy90ivvs9xojv9puucowd3\">Directive Spring 1987<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/3m0kk5xb7769h0np5oimurwoisojwddi\">Responses to Spring &#8211; AIDS 1987<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/gpw0bx0b0d32dsfc59cgxqtctg5mp8f0\">Responses to Spring &#8211; Waste 1987<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/2hqxr49ro5mtnuwg62lxu5x01llso8rw\">Directive Summer &#8211; Holidays 1987<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/3s1igql2qi93lj3ilib5h1uexq5t0phf\">Responses to Summer &#8211; Holidays 1987<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/gojzq6kulzgbznln3ncfdp362f5g9jyy\">Directive Special General Election 1987<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/laq1u7zlfomq8z1caceyjkdqvi1vxm14\">Responses to Special General Election 1987<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/tek2lp4txbc0zfzv02ewny1uzx6wt6vf\">Directive Autumn 1987<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/27nwm9u7r0sdfwk8aynzje4nzl3ps0z8\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Car 1987<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/oyh1ysbuz7kr4p6b6yuygjfph2dj124b\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Weather 1987<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1988<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/94v3cgol7y2hxzfnitbm95htbd49ccyj\">Directive Spring &#8211; Clothing 1988<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/zl1z9lbqpsjkqv1zf3yf9f56lknvwx7h\">Responses to Spring &#8211; Clothing 1988<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/csdlzjh14kyiix4ydn7yaknj78v67clc\">Directive Summer 1988<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/uu3zyk7k0p1qz865x8s80a6xx4ymufyx\">Responses to Summer &#8211; Objects 1988<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/3kfgvdxu68u67iohrx5ti5atyitqj8ez\">Responses to Summer &#8211; Time 1988<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/ge75ocfrarhmuvsa6vs63v5dt8ctilnm\">Directive Autumn 1988<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/xmlr3s1m9h3egohe5oy5niemo9jfcit8\">Responses to Autumn \u00a0&#8211; TV 1988<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/pj8fq3ljkh2jtm8x2rkqpcj9w41qfdck\">Responses to Autumn \u00a0&#8211; Pastimes 1988<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1989<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/ubkw525mlxq7qo6ilwon61l1awqjoio3\">Directive Spring 1989<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/amrd2fvetsc004wxxrjtoogls6xk1asc\">Responses to Spring &#8211; Food 1989<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/nbvyvf37bacoha5lga2o4kgqvjbuf077\">Responses to Spring &#8211; Disasters 1989<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/6iu19709djbsdni503v54x2m5mo8yarl\">Directive Summer 1989<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/pdsmomv5napvxjpoeeccmw2hk2p1stic\">Responses to Summer &#8211; Conduct 1989<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/jsj4phj6t50cumf3qjlb2yo2u5zxihes\">Responses to Summer &#8211; EEC 1989<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/y9b6srumbnw3ams468hml94jsk76u4m2\">Directive Autumn 1989<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/9x9qy5ssu9b4l5bt4lz34qqr4xjus23a\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Drugs 1989<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/pt9q26g6x57pkrzehhx21w02tcu0tf17\">Responses to Autumn &#8211; Britain 1989<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1990<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/j2w8exss804hg8qn5nttysmpxppdo2z7\">Directive Spring \u00a01990<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/7nvgwpw9hlmw9k6wwztvpqutjv84yk3k\">Responses to Spring &#8211; Retrospective 1990<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/crdxd83n1q3ti0idzc7vb950wd4zxeo5\">Responses to Spring \u00a0&#8211; Social Divisions 1990<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The responses are stored in Google Drive where you will see a list of folders, one for each correspondent. \u00a0Clicking on a folder will take you to a PDF file which you can print or download.\u00a0Mass Observation correspondents are anonymous &#8211; each has a unique reference number and you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2012\/11\/metadata-for-MO.pdf\">more from our metadata<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sendToPdfFiller\" title=\"Open with PDFfiller\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2012\/11\/metadata-for-MO.pdf\"><img src=\"\/\/nanapgdhdbkckgoonnmgkemmnhefniek\/img\/icon-fill.png\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Special Reports<\/h2>\n<p>A few correspondents also sent in additional writings, known as special reports, and you can find them in a separate \u00a0folder labelled <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/folder\/d\/0Bz-9hs_TdzGPMi1ISHlJNldpNG8\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Reports<\/a>. \u00a0They are collated by correspondent and you can find out about the topics they address in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Aj-9hs_TdzGPdF9MaE5ybFJuV0ZVOWlhZ2JDMHZIZkE&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metadata table<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or you can browse by correspondent<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/jzz83ryhabemphtydhc6zyxrx6a9ivjn\">C108<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/xmpcwyyum4cd2y0oeylky9kvgld4q4ko\">C1191<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/uwic98lq45kdcqvkwgvho23b49sv5ixn\">D156<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/3pg1abq6iil53slfqsibosparjh3u1af\">G226<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/ifulbxqmivnnnlz0hj43w0ck6oanpi43\">R470<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/ce17xko7eva21pw0c69nt9a5xd5r4u21\">S496<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/1s7v3qxg5tl05kcyjmmh2kbn6htljci0\">W633<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/5wlapdaw32at9onq34hgye3zfzmqn1dj\">B1215<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/5wlapdaw32at9onq34hgye3zfzmqn1dj\">G218<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/9shugvi3f2blq7ncoe0ut0qf2tg3v1fj\">R1321<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussex.box.com\/s\/im6oj8y800qke3btb0wd6qjuepi13b4z\">R1418<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massobs.org.uk\/mass_observation_project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mass Observation Project<\/a> began in 1981 and directives (sets of questions) were sent to correspondents up to four times a year between 1981 and 1990 (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/files\/2012\/11\/DS_Directive_Summary_29_Feb.pdf\">Directives summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>). \u00a0Below you can find the directives as well as folders of responses from \u00a0selected correspondents. Some are handwritten and some are typed and \u2026&nbsp;<a class=\"meta_navigate_right\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/home\/mass-observation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1389,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions\/1389"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/observingthe80s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}