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The position fields of technology: a role-theoretical approach to socio-technical networks
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Technische Universität Berlin, Fak. VI Planen, Bauen, Umwelt, Institut für Soziologie Fachgebiet Technik- und Innovationssoziologie
Abstract This article builds on the idea of actor-network theory to use role terminology for describing the heterogeneous associations that make up technological innovations. Referring to key concepts of sociological role theory it proposes a more elaborate role-theoretical approach to socio-technical networ... mehr
This article builds on the idea of actor-network theory to use role terminology for describing the heterogeneous associations that make up technological innovations. Referring to key concepts of sociological role theory it proposes a more elaborate role-theoretical approach to socio-technical networks. It is argued that technological innovations consist of fields of positions to be occupied by human actors or techno-logical artifacts. Network-building thus is viewed as a process of establishing sets of interrelated positions. Consequently, actors and objects are relevant only in their
capacity as occupants of positions. The role-theoretical approach draws attention to the fact that the human and nonhuman components of a technological innovation may hold several positions within the socio-technical network and may play functional and social roles at the same time. The conceptual approach is illustrated with two examples from the history of the automobile: the chauffeur problem and the invention of the jaywalker.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Innovation; technische Entwicklung; Rolle; Theorie; Erwartung; soziotechnisches System; Netzwerk; Akteur-Netzwerk-Theorie; soziale Position
Klassifikation
Wissenschaftssoziologie, Wissenschaftsforschung, Technikforschung, Techniksoziologie
Sprache Dokument
Deutsch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Erscheinungsort
Berlin
Seitenangabe
27 S.
Schriftenreihe
TUTS - Working Papers, 2-2016
Status
Erstveröffentlichung; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung