Theories of technology

What is important is the gradients and the connectivity of actors' actions and their technological competencies, and also the degree to which we choose to have "figurative" representations.

Critical theory asks whose interests are being served by the questioned status quo and assesses the potentials of a future, that alternates and propose "to better" both the technological service, and even social justice.

Thus Marcuse argued that while technology matters and design are often presented as neutral technical choices, in fact, they manifest political or moral values.

Critical theory is seen as a "form of archaeology" that attempt to get beneath common-sense understandings in order to reveal the power relationships and interests determining particular technological configuration and use.

There are also a number of technologically related science and society theories that also address even on how media affects group developments or otherwise processes.

[22] There are theories of technological change and innovation which are not defined or claimed by a proponent, but are used by authors in describing existing literature, in contrast to their own or as a review of the field.