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Please summarize the most important theoretical and methodological features of the Social Construction of Technology
(SCOT) approach to the study of technology as articulated by Pinch and Bijker and the Network-Actor approach as
articulated by Bruno Latour.Please include in your answer a brief discussion of how these two approaches are an
alternative to “technological determinism.”Finally, pick a technology found in the Winter Olympics and generate two
well-defined research questions for projects that seek to understand the sociological significance of that technology: one
for SCOT and one for ANT.*Your research questions must clearly reflect how your methodology is integral to the
study. (Max. 800 words; worth 150 points out of 250)
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Social Construction of Technology
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