论STS的两种研究传统

美国的STS和英国的SSK是STS的两种研究传统。美国的STS突破了过去研究科学技术较少联系社会的状况，从关注现实问题出发而展开的探索活动。英国的STS（主要是SSK）发展出了一种把科学技术置于社会情景中的生动分析，形成了研究科学技术的新的理论视野——建构主义视野。文章从两种研究传统的不同的社会背景、学术条件、理论内容和价值与趋势四方面对两种研究传统进行了比较和论述，以对这两种研究传统有一个清晰的认识。

On Two Kinds of Research Tradition of STS

STS in American and SSK in England represent the two kinds of research tradition of STS. STS in American broke through the past to study the science and technology but less related the condition of society, and launches the discussion of academic theory from the attention of realistic question. STS （ mainly was SSK） in England developed one kind of vivid analysis to put the science and technology in the social context and formed new theory field of vision which Study science and technology——the field of vision of constructivism. This article has carried on the comparison and the elaboration from the four directions of different social background,the academic condition,the theory content and the value and the tendency of the two kind of research tradition in order to has a clear understanding to two kind of research tradition.