Closure (sociology)

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In the study of human social interaction, closure is the perception of a conclusion to a relationship. The uses/meanings of the term are broad. It is often used in the contemporary United States to refer to the conclusion of a non-continuing romantic relationship, particularly in popular culture. See links for some articles.

The term "closure" is also used in 'social construction of technology studies'(SCOT) as described by e.g. Wiebe Bijker and John Law. The focus of SCOT-studies is to examine the ways in which technological artifacts, which are part of broader technological systems are, are socially constructed by so-called relevant social groups or actors. This in essence often means explaning why an artifact looks the way it does. Closure here refers to the end of the process of social construction, meaning that the artifact no longer goes through dramatic changes. Bijker has exempliied this with the development of the bicycle.

External links

• Robert Fulford's column about the word "closure"
• Comments on the Concept of Closure
• Sensation and Perception
• Gestalt Therapy / Gestalt Psychology
• Sorrow and Closure
• The Three Forms of Closure