Affordance in socio-material networks: a mixed method study of researchers’ groups and analog-digital objects

In this paper, we argue that we can better understand the relationship between social interaction and materiality by linking qualitative analysis of analog and digital practices, adopting Basov's model of socio-material networks. Our research questions turn about the interrogation of how social...

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Autor: Belli, Simone
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/101849
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101849
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Socio-material network
Analog and digital tools
Researchers
Affordance
Emotions
Socio-material approaches
Psicología Social (Sociología)
6114 Psicología Social
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Sumario:In this paper, we argue that we can better understand the relationship between social interaction and materiality by linking qualitative analysis of analog and digital practices, adopting Basov's model of socio-material networks. Our research questions turn about the interrogation of how social links distress the usage of analog and digital objects by researchers. We consider scientific networks with the relationship between researchers and their tools as a three-level social material network. It sheds light on how different types of researchers position their engagement with analog and digital materiality over time and its affordance and emotional attachment. This study contributes to the understanding of researchers' practices that involve new and old techniques and specific and not-specific tools.