Domestication Analysis, Objects of Study, and the Centrality of Technologies in Everyday Life

Living with robots : investigating the user acceptance of social robots in domestic environments

“…Based on a growing body of research (e.g., Sørensen, 1994;Silverstone & Haddon, 1996) (Haddon, 2011). The domestication theory originated partially from anthropology (e.g., Douglas & Isherwood, 1980) and partially from consumption studies (e.g., McCracken, 1990).…”

“…The domestication theory originated partially from anthropology (e.g., Douglas & Isherwood, 1980) and partially from consumption studies (e.g., McCracken, 1990). Both these disciplines focus on how goods and possessions enter into our lives and the symbolic meaning they might have, which both relate to how people use these possessions (Haddon, 2011). The domestication theory aims to provide a framework for understanding how technologies shape, and are shaped by, their social contexts.…”

“…This makes it difficult to turn the results into prescriptive lessons for business and policy makers (Ayotunde, 2012). Moreover, such a descriptive approach can be timeconsuming, which may have been the reason for the limited number of domestication studies (Haddon, 2011 (Haddon, 2011). So it comes as no surprise that some researchers stressed the fact that observed changes are not as revolutionary as some scholars suggest of hope for (Silverstone, 1994).…”

Users as Co-Designers of Software-Based Media: The Co-Construction of Internet Relay Chat

“…much of this work sought to identify forms of user agency and power. research emanating from both the French-language tradition of sociology of uses (see Jauréguiberry & Proulx, 2011) and british domestication studies (Haddon, 2011;silverstone & Hirsch, 1992) focused largely on individual levels, while that emerging from the constructivist sociology of innovation tended to be more group-focused.…”

L’acceptation de la voiture électrique : un agent transformateur des pratiques socio-domestiques

“…Après la phase d'acquisition de la technologie, suit une phase d'expérimentation au cours de laquelle des modes d'utilisation routiniers s'installent. Cependant à plus long terme, l'usage continue d'évoluer grâce à la dynamique du changement technologique, des changements sociaux ou des changements au sein du foyer (Haddon, 2011). La domestication n'est donc pas statique, elle ne s'arrête pas à l'achat de la technologie, il s'effectue des ajustements tout au long des usages.…”