Technological Frames and Interpretive Flexibility
기술 프레임
A Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) framework demonstrating that artifacts possess interpretive flexibility, shaped by technological frames held by relevant social groups until closure is achieved.
| Field | Science & Technology Studies · Sociology |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Meso · Groups & Organizations |
| Paradigm | Constructivism Symbolic Interactionism |
| Key figures | 👤 Wiebe E. Bijker (위베 바이커) |
| Year | 1995 |
Key Claims
Wiebe Bijker showed that technological development is an open, socially constructed process. Relevant social groups construct distinct ‘technological frames’ that determine what counts as a problem and solution, culminating in stabilization and rhetorical closure.
Further Reading
- Bijker, W. E. (1995). Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs: Toward a Theory of Sociotechnical Change. MIT Press.
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