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The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology might Benefit Each Other
The need for an integrated social constructivist approach towards the study of science and technology is outlined. Within such a programme both scientific facts and technological artefacts are to be… Expand
The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology
- W. Bijker, T. P. Hughes, T. Pinch
- Sociology
- 1 July 1989
This pioneering book, first published in 1987, launched the new field of social studies of technology. It introduced a method of inquiry--social construction of technology, or SCOT--that became a key… Expand
How users matter : The co-construction of users and technologies
- N. Oudshoorn, T. Pinch
- Engineering
- 2003
Users have become an integral part of technology studies. The essays in this volume look at the creative capacity of users to shape technology in all phases, from design to implementation. Using a… Expand
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To have and to hold: exploring the personal archive
- J. Kaye, J. Vertesi, +5 authors T. Pinch
- Computer Science
- CHI
- 22 April 2006
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Users as agents of technological change : The social construction of the automobile in the rural United States
- R. R. Kline, T. Pinch
- Sociology
- 1 October 1996
L'automobile a certes transforme la societe rurale aux Etats-Unis, mais l'A. demontre egalement que les fermiers ont participe a la construction de l'automobile en soumettant des idees de… Expand
The Invisible Technologies of Goffman's Sociology From the Merry-Go-Round to the Internet
- T. Pinch
- Sociology
- 2010
Erving Goffman is not usually thought of as sociologist of technology. In this paper I argue that Goffman's early studies are replete with materiality and technologies. By paying more attention to… Expand
Technology and institutions: living in a material world
- T. Pinch
- Sociology
- 10 July 2008
This article addresses the relationship between technology and institutions and asks whether technology itself is an institution. The argument is that social theorists need to attend better to… Expand