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The Social Shaping of a Technological Idea: How a Community Network Database was Conceived
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Christina Lynn Prell
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March 11, 2008
Abstract
This paper is part of an ongoing study that looks at the development of one component of a community network in a city in upstate New York. ‘Community networks’ refers to the use of computer networking technologies for the benefit of strengthening community goals and needs. The component studied is a youth database. In particular, this article looks at the early phases of this project: how the idea of the database emerged, how the technology was presented to the community, and the community's response(s) to this project. Theories guiding this paper include the social construction of technology (SCOT) theory and social worlds theory.
Keywords: participatory design; community networking; social construction of technology; social worlds theory; technology design
Published Online: 2008-03-11
Published in Print: 2002-06-27
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Keywords for this article
participatory design;
community networking;
social construction of technology;
social worlds theory;
technology design
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