Dobres and Hoffman (1994) outline two approaches for understanding the social dimensions of technology.  What are they and how are they distinct?  Discuss how Adam’s (1973) study of Sumbanese weaving and Lechtman’s (1977) analysis of Andean metalurgy fit these categories. Whose analysis and argument did you find the most compelling and why?

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