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sociotechnology

deals with the social processes of the production and use of technology, with the relationship between technology and society, and the social consequences of technology
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sociotechnology

Summary

sociotechnology is an academic discipline[1]. sociotechnology draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #315 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • sociotechnology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • sociotechnology's instance of is recorded as branch of sociology[4].
  • sociotechnology is a type of sociology[5].
  • sociotechnology is part of technology assessment[6].
  • sociotechnology's is the study of is recorded as technology[7].
  • sociotechnology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Sociotechnology[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3] and branch of sociology[4]. sociotechnology is a type of sociology[5].

Use and Application

sociotechnology is part of technology assessment[6].

Why It Matters

sociotechnology draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #315 of 1,010).[2] sociotechnology has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] sociotechnology is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Alain Touraine Data & Society Research Institute sociology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Is the study of → technology
    Part of → —
    Part of → technology assessment
    Instance of → academic discipline, branch of sociology
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563478405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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