What is Actor-Network Theory ?Goguen, From Joseph
Actor Network Theory ('ANT') is a highly influential account within the sociology of science that seeks to explain social order not through an essentialised notion of 'the social' but through the networks of connections between human agents, technologies and objects. Entities (whether human or ...
‘Oh yes, that is also reflection’—Using discursive psychology to describe how GP registrars construct reflection Sven P. C. Schaepkens, Anne de la Croix Mario Veen Professional Identity ‘Yourself in all your forms’: A grounded theory exploration of identity safety in medical students Justin ...
Social action theory is the opposite of structural functionalism, which argues that society functions due to how social institutions interact with one another. Max Weber conceived of social action theory as a means of understanding how individual human beings behave in larger social contexts, informed...
(Table4). However, this review suggests using the technology threat avoidance theory, reinforcement theory of motivation, actor-network theory, and approach-avoidance theory for addressing some unresolved issues in the ESCA literature. The next sub-section discusses the rationale and potential ...
Tautologically, journalism is defined as a practice of journalists. But journalism would not be the same without the role played by technological artifacts. To assess such a problem, this article discusses the ontological contributions from actor-network theory and how they may help to disclose the...
When we speak of translation, or translating, we build on actor-network theory (ANT) – particularly how translation is understood byLatour (2005)andCallon et al. (2009). There, translation connotes a strategic and political process through which connections between actors – that were not ther...
Benedict Anderson's work is drawn upon to understand the notion of community and to examine 'the nation' as a prototypical community. Aspects of actor-network theory are discussed and illustrated, from which a critique of the idea of community in higher education is developed. 展开 ...
a指一国国际收支净额即净出口与净资本流出的差额为零 Refers to a country international payment balance net amount is the net import the difference which flows out with only the capital is the zero[translate] a2010年5月荣获校级数学建模大赛二等奖(50支代表对参加,9队获奖) In May, 2010 has the ...
The basic argument presented in the paper is that actor network theory has often been forced to adopt the ontology of interpretivism and thus suppress its own ontology. Interpretivism is socio-constructivist in nature but ANT is not. The... A Cordella,M Shaikh - 《West.asu.edu》 被引量: ...