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ERIC Number: EJ307458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: Or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology Might Benefit Each Other.
Pinch, Trevor J.; Bijker, Wiebe E.
Social Studies of Science, v14 n3 p399-441 Aug 1984
Outlines arguments for and reviews related literature suggesting that the study of science and technology can benefit from each other. Also discusses the Empirical Program of Relativism and social constructivist approaches to the study of technology, illustrating the parallels between the two approaches. Directions for the future are addressed. (JN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Engineering, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Industry, Philosophy, Sciences, Sociology, Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivism; Science Technology Relationship
Note: Published by SAGE Publications, Inc., 28 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8QE ENGLAND (institutions $63; individuals $24).