Abstract
Bourdieu's Theory of Practice has been one of the most successful approaches in social theory. This article, however, points to the desiderata in Bourdieu's framework. It draws on debates in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to illustrate how the materiality of objects and artifacts is neglected in his Theory of Practice. Combining Bourdieu's work and approaches in STS, the article suggests two new concepts to analyze social practices and materiality: ,logic of artifacts' and ,sociotechnical rationality'.
| Translated title of the contribution | Sociotechnical rationality: Theory of practice and the 'logic' of artifacts |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 269-286 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Soziale Welt |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |