Sociology 430
Bijker, Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and
Bulbs
As you read this text, look for and note the definitions of the following key words, as used by the author.
artifact, exemplary
artifact, technological
asymmetry
boundary objects
closure
contextualist
contingency
enrollment
epistemology of technology
heterogeneity
inclusion, high and low
internalist
interpretive flexibility
linear development
linearity, false
malleability
micropolitics of power
obduracy
relevant social group
seamless web
semiotic power structure
social construction
social shaping of technology
social structure
societal processes
sociotechnical
sociotechnical change
sociotechnical ensembles
stabilization
structural constraint
symmetry, principle of
system-building
technological frame