Mutual shaping

Mutual shaping suggests that society and technology are not mutually exclusive to one another and, instead, influence and shape each other.[1] This process is a combination of social determinism and technological determinism. The term mutual shaping was developed through science and technology studies (STS) in an attempt to explain the detailed process of technological design.[2] Mutual shaping is argued to have a more comprehensive understanding of the development of new media because it considers technological and social change as directly affecting the other.[3]

  1. ^ Quan-Haase, A. (2013). Technology and society: Social networks, power, and inequality. Oxford University Press. 64.
  2. ^ Quan-Haase, A. (2013). Technology and society: Social networks, power, and inequality. Oxford University Press. 63.
  3. ^ Boczkowski, Pablo J. (2004-09-01). "The Mutual Shaping of Technology and Society in Videotex Newspapers: Beyond the Diffusion and Social Shaping Perspectives". The Information Society. 20 (4): 255–267. doi:10.1080/01972240490480947. ISSN 0197-2243. S2CID 18942605.