Social Shaping Perspectives
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What is a social shaping perspective?
Society affects technology by economics, politics and culture.
What are the three social shaping perspectives?
Actor Network Theory (ANT)
Social Construction of Technology (SCOT)
What are the different stages of SCOT?
2. Closure, Rhetorical closure and Redefinition of the problem.
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What does Rhetorical Closure entail?
What does redefinition of the problem entail?
What are the shortcomings of SCOT?
- Does not explain how users shape technology
- Social resistence ignored
Compare Social shaping to the traditional theory
Traditional: Linear process, technology is autonomous and shapes society, design is neutral.
What is Feenbergs perspective?
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