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Actor–network theory (ANT) is a theoretical and methodological approach to social theory where everything in the social and natural worlds exists in constantly shifting networks of relationships. It posits that nothing exists outside those relationships.
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| humans | instance of | But nonhuman actors do not cover entities | 0.80 | text |
| supernatural beings | instance of | But nonhuman actors do not cover entities | 0.80 | text |
| and other symbolic objects in nature.Actor-NetworkAs the term implies | instance of | But nonhuman actors do not cover entities | 0.80 | text |
| the actor-network is the central concept in ANT | instance of | But nonhuman actors do not cover entities | 0.80 | text |
| and other symbolic objects in nature | instance of | But nonhuman actors do not cover entities | 0.80 | text |
| the newer forms of grounded theory like situational analysis | instance of | Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches | 0.80 | text |
| exist | instance of | Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches | 0.80 | text |
| although Latour objects to such a comparison.Although ANT is mostly associated with studies of science | instance of | Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches | 0.80 | text |
| technology | instance of | Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches | 0.80 | text |
| with the sociology of science | instance of | Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches | 0.80 | text |
| it has been making steady progress in other fields of sociology as well | instance of | Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches | 0.80 | text |
| durable materials | instance of | Through the human's formation of nonhuman actors | 0.80 | text |
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