A critical analysis of information society conceptualizations from an STS point of view
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21187564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduard Aibar Puentes (0000-0002-1727-1523, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, corresponding author), Eduard Aibar (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-182 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | tripleC Communication Capitalism & Critique Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-670X • E-ISSN: 1726-670X |
| Publisher | Information Society Research (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31269/triplec.v8i2.134 |
| OpenAlex | W1916345219 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Science and Technology Studies (STS) have developed over the last four decades very rich and deep analysis of the interaction between science, technology and society. This paper uses some STS theoretical and methodological insights and findings to identify persistent misconceptions in the specific literature on ICTs and society. Technological deterministic views, the taken-for-granted image of technological designs, the prospective character of many studies that focus mainly on potential effects, a simplistic view of uses and users, and an uncritical distinction between the technical and the social, are discussed as some of the most remarkable theoretical flaws in the field
Data science · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · ICTS · Information and Communications Technology · Management science · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Engineering · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Law · Open Source Software Innovations · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |