The Institute studied socially prescribed consciousness rather than individual opinions.

Evidence

The central interest of the study is therefore not directed towards subjective opinions at all, but rather to those elements of consciousness which are objectively predetermined and prescribed and disseminated socially; it is directed, precisely, towards the objective spirit', the German ideology’. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 464

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘objective spirit’ as consciousness that is socially predetermined and disseminated, not private opinion.
• XREF: Connects to earlier kept claim that the study targeted socially prescribed consciousness, not individual subjective opinion. — connects to: The study targeted socially prescribed consciousness, not individual opinions; The Institute’s group technique captured opinions while they were still forming. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 498; The Institute’s group technique captures opinions in the moment of formation, not after correction. (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The study targeted socially prescribed consciousness, not individual opinions; The Institute’s group technique captured opinions while they were still forming. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 498; The Institute’s group technique captures opinions in the moment of formation, not after correction. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The study targeted socially prescribed consciousness, not individual opinions #corroborates (1.00)
• Social prescriptions can constitute the self rather than constrain it. #complicates (0.78) — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 1033