作者: Ian Hutchby
DOI: 10.1177/S0038038501000219
关键词: Social shaping of technology 、 Sociology 、 Social constructivism 、 Reinterpretation 、 Affordance 、 Materiality (auditing) 、 Constructivism (philosophy of education) 、 Argument 、 Context (language use) 、 Epistemology
摘要: In contrast to recent sociological emphases on the social shaping of technology, this article proposes and illustrates a way analysing technological sociality. Drawing concept affordances (Gibson 1979), argues for recognition constraining, as well enabling, materiality artefacts. The argument is set in theoretical context one most comprehensive statements anti-essentialism (Grint Woolgar 1997). position illustrated through reinterpretation some case studies used by proponents radical constructivist position.