Science and technology studies

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group of academic disciplines

forms of media native to computers, computational, relying on computers for redistribution; e.g. telephones, computers, virtual worlds, website games, human-computer interface, computer animation, interactive computer installations

Ethnomethodology is the study of how social order is produced in and through processes of social interaction. It generally seeks to provide an alternative to mainstream sociological approaches. It can be seen as posing a challenge to the social sciences as a whole, as it re-specifies the assumed phenomena of those sciences as being themselves social achievements. Its early investigations led to the founding of conversation analysis, which has found its own place as an accepted discipline within the academy. According to Psathas, it is possible to distinguish five major approaches within the et

theory holding that social progress is shaped by technological progress

field of study in which society, politics and culture are studied in how scientific research and technological innovation affect them

tendency for technologies that were originally largely unrelated to unify as they develop

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interdisciplinary research area that seeks to situate scientific expertise in broad social, historical, and philosophical contexts

sub-field of philosophy field that studies the nature of technology and its social effects

graphical presentation of the maturity of specific technologies

Performativity is the concept that language can function as a form of social action and have the effect of change. The concept has multiple applications in diverse fields such as anthropology, social and cultural geography, economics, gender studies (social construction of gender), law, linguistics, performance studies, history, management studies and philosophy.

theory within the field of Science and Technology Studies

model

early customer of a company, product, or technology

period in which one or more technologies is replaced by another technology in a short amount of time

School of thought within the sociology of scientific knowledge focused on community

regular work of scientists

academic dispute in American philosophy of science which took place in the 1990s

In common usage, technoscience refers to the entire long-standing and global human activity of technology, combined with the relatively recent scientific method that occurred primarily in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Technoscience is the study of how humans interact with technology using the scientific method. Technoscience thus comprises the history of human application of technology and modern scientific methods, ranging from the early development of basic technologies for hunting, agriculture, or husbandry (e.g. the well, the bow, the plow, the harness) and all the way through

sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation

overview about the criticism of technology

Sociotechnology (short for "social technology") is the study of processes on the intersection of society and technology. Vojinović and Abbott define it as "the study of processes in which the social and the technical are indivisibly combined". Sociotechnology is an important part of socio-technical design, which is defined as "designing things that participate in complex systems that have both social and technical aspects".

economic system of reliance on large software-hosting corporations in contrast to peer-to-peer cooperation

Eco-innovation is the development of products and processes that contribute to sustainable development, applying the commercial application of knowledge to elicit direct or indirect ecological improvements. This includes a range of related ideas, from environmentally friendly technological advances to socially acceptable innovative paths towards sustainability. The field of research that seeks to explain how, why, and at what rate new "ecological" ideas and technology spread is called eco-innovation diffusion. thumb|A seat made from waste containing cartons, foams, and PET bottles

stages of research and development, ascent, maturity, and decline of new technological innovations

aims to understand the impact of science on the advance of technology, to explain the behavior of scientists, and to understand the efficiency or inefficiency of scientific institutions.

use of science on urgent issues involving uncertainty in facts and moral values

revolutional resource

Techno-progressivism, or tech-progressivism, is a stance of active support for the convergence of technological change and social change. Techno-progressives argue that technological developments can be profoundly empowering and emancipatory when they are regulated by legitimate democratic and accountable authorities to ensure that their costs, risks and benefits are all fairly shared by the actual stakeholders to those developments. One of the first mentions of techno-progressivism appeared within extropian jargon in 1999 as the removal of "all political, cultural, biological, and psychologic

Approach in science and technology studies

study of software systems and their cultural effects

study of the definitions, assumptions, and implications of design

Applied Theory in Sociology

concept in philosophy of technology

creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas, comprising all stages of a thought cycle, from innovation, to development, to actualization

attempts to explain the factors that shape technological innovation and the impact of technology on society and culture