The Social Shaping of Technology
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This paper reviews the body of research that addresses `the social shaping of technology' (SST) (MacKenzie & Wajcman 1985). In contrast to traditional approaches which only addressed the outcomes or 'impacts' of technological change, this work examines the content of technology and the particular processes involved in innovation. We highlight the growth of socio-economic research falling within this very broad definition of SST. It explores a range of factors organisational, political, economic and cultural which pattern the design and implementation of technology.
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