| The practice of medical technology. | |
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PMID: 14498932 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In this article, we review 25 years of sociological scholarship published in Sociology of Health and Illness on medical technologies. We divide the literature into three theoretical perspectives: technological determinism views medical technology as a political force to shape social relationships, social essentialism emphasizes how medical technologies are neutral tools to be interpreted in social interactions, and technology-in-practice highlights the dialectic relationship between technology and its users in health care. While the technology-in-practice orientation allows social scientists to critique the high hopes and dire warnings embedded in medical technologies, we argue that the logical next step of this paradigm is to move beyond criticism and influence the creation and implementation of medical technologies. |
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Authors:
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Stefan Timmermans; Marc Berg |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Sociology of health & illness Volume: 25 ISSN: 0141-9889 ISO Abbreviation: Sociol Health Illn Publication Date: 2003 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-09-22 Completed Date: 2003-10-24 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8205036 Medline TA: Sociol Health Illn Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 97-114 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Sociology, Brandeis University, MS 071 Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA. Timmermans@brandeis.edu |
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Bibliometrics* Humans Periodicals as Topic* Professional Practice* Sociology, Medical* Technology, Medical* |
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