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| Author: | Hassan, R. |
| Title: | Social acceleration and the network effect: a defence of social "science fiction" and network determinism |
| Journal: | British Journal of Sociology
2010 : JUN, VOL. 61:2, p. 356-374 |
| Index terms: | sociology technology |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper is a response to Judy Wajcman's essay "Life in the fast lane? Towards a sociology of technology and time". In that essay it is argued that recent developments in the sociology of temporal change had been marked by a tendency in social theory towards a form of "science fiction" that bears no real relation to actual, empirically provable developments in the field. This reply argues that there is indeed an urgent need for increased dialogue to connect social theory with detailed empirical studies. However, the most fruitful way to proceed would not be through a constraining of "science fiction" social theorizing but rather through its expansion. This essay suggests that the connection between social theory and empirical studies would be strengthened by a wider understanding of the function of knowledge and research in the context of what is called "true originality" and "routine originality". It is argued that both need each other to advance our understanding of society. |
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