Actor‑Network Theory (ANT) primarily emphasizes which idea?
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Get StartedActor‑Network Theory (ANT) primarily emphasizes which idea?
Options:
- Only human actors shape social outcomes
- Networks of human and nonhuman actors jointly produce social effects
- That macro‑structures alone determine social action
- That culture is the sole determinant of technology adoption
Correct answer: Networks of human and nonhuman actors jointly produce social effects
Explanation: ANT treats both human and nonhuman entities (technologies, texts) as actors whose relations produce social outcomes; scholars like Bruno Latour and Michel Callon developed ANT in the 1980s.
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