The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology might Benefit Each Other

@article{Pinch1984TheSC,
  title={The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology might Benefit Each Other},
  author={T. Pinch and W. Bijker},
  journal={Social Studies of Science},
  year={1984},
  volume={14},
  pages={399 - 441}
}
  • T. Pinch, W. Bijker
  • Published 1984
  • Sociology
  • Social Studies of Science
    • 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 understood as social constructs. Literature on the sociology of science, the science-technology relationship, and technology studies is reviewed. The empirical programme of relativism within the sociology of scientific knowledge and a recent study of the social construction of technological… CONTINUE READING
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