This highly topical book is a concise and accessible account of the
relationship between technology and work. Firstly, it reviews and
critically assesses a variety of recent approaches to the social
and cultural dimensions of technology. Secondly, it examines the
implications of these new approaches for existing ideas about the
nature of technology and work organization.
At the core of much thinking about technology is the assumption
that the technical character and capacity of artefacts is given.
The enduring image of "deus ex machina" captures the idea that it
is the essential capacity 'within' a technology which, in the end,
accounts for the way we organize ourselves, our work and other life
experiences. Recent work in the sociology of technology, by
contrast, sets out relativist and constructivist accounts of
technology, which begin to challenge this central assumption.
"The Machine at Work "includes a reinterpretation of the Luddites;
a review of the social processes of development in information
technology; a reassessment of theories of the role of technology in
work; and an analysis of the common limitations of some
constructivist and feminist perspectives on technology. The book
argues that only a commitment to a particular conception of
constructivism enables the kind of radical rethinking about
technology and work relations that is needed.
This engaging and informative text will be of interest to students
in a range of subject areas - from sociology, organizational theory
and behaviour, to industrial relations, management and business
studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 1997 |
| First published: |
1997 |
| Authors: |
Keith Grint
• Steve Woolgar
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-0925-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-7456-0925-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780745609256 |
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