Technologies, Texts and Affordances:

作者: Ian Hutchby

DOI: 10.1177/S0038038501000219

关键词: Social shaping of technologySociologySocial constructivismReinterpretationAffordanceMateriality (auditing)Constructivism (philosophy of education)ArgumentContext (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.

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