Mead has never been modern: Using meadian theory to extend the constructionist study of technology

Social Epistemology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-380

  Puddephatt, Antony J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

George Herbert Mead; Innovation; Social constructionism; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444433800     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691720500145571     Document Type: Article

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