Social Shaping of Technology §

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• Science and Technology Studies: Draws from this interdisciplinary field that examines the social, cultural, and political dimensions of science and technology.
• Technological Frames: Analyzes how different social groups and stakeholders have different interpretations and expectations of technologies, shaping their development and use.
• Technological Affordances: Considers how the design of technologies can enable or constrain certain actions and behaviors, shaping their use and social implications.
• Technological Determinism: Social Shaping of Technology is a contrasting perspective that emphasizes the social factors shaping technological development and use.
• Public Engagement with Science and Technology: Emphasizes the importance of involving the public in discussions and decision-making processes related to the development and governance of technologies.
• Socio-Technical Systems: Considers technologies as part of larger socio-technical systems, where social and technical elements interact and shape each other.
• Responsible Innovation: Advocates for incorporating ethical and social considerations into the development and governance of technologies.
• Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI): Examines the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, particularly in fields like biotechnology and nanotechnology.
• Technological Trajectories: Examines how technologies follow certain paths or trajectories shaped by social, economic, and political factors.
• Technology Assessment: Involves evaluating the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of technologies to inform decision-making and policy.
• Social Construction of Technology: Emphasizes the social processes and negotiations involved in the design and development of technologies.
• Technology Governance: Focuses on the policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements that shape the development, deployment, and use of technologies.
• Values in Design: Recognizes that technologies embody and promote certain values, which can shape their development and use.
• Actor-Network Theory: Provides a framework for analyzing the complex networks of human and non-human actors involved in the development and use of technologies.
• Participatory Design: Promotes the active involvement of users and stakeholders in the design and decision-making processes of technologies.
• Technological Momentum: Recognizes that once technologies are established, they can develop a momentum that makes them difficult to change or redirect.
• Technological Determinism: Contrasts with the view that technology develops autonomously and determines social change.
• Technological Determinism: The Social Shaping of Technology is a contrasting perspective that emphasizes the role of social, political, and economic factors in shaping technological development.
• Socio-Technical Transitions: Explores how transitions to new socio-technical systems occur, involving changes in technologies, institutions, and social practices.
• Digital Divide: Highlights how the design and deployment of technologies can reinforce or mitigate existing social inequalities and disparities in access and use.
• User-Centered Design: Advocates for involving users and stakeholders in the design process to shape technologies to their needs and values.