What Happens When Society Studies Itself? | The Sociology of Sociology

Podcast: Sleep Stories from the Pioneers · Pioneers of Human Behaviour

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

Who gets counted, and who does the counting? Settle into The Sociology of Sociology, a thoughtful sleep story for adults exploring the history of sociology, the study of human societies, and the fascinating question of what happens when society begins to examine itself. We begin at a kitchen table in 1937, where a Mass-Observation volunteer carefully records the ordinary details of daily life. Through this simple act of observation, a larger question emerges: how can we understand a society when we are part of the very world we are trying to study? Our journey reaches...