Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today's culture and society.
Discusses current STS topics, research tools, and theories
Tackles some of the most urgent issues in current STS studies, including power and culture, race, gender, colonialism, the Internet, cyborgs and robots, and biotechnology
Includes case studies, a glossary, and further reading lists
Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (ST...
Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today's culture and society.
Discusses current STS topics, research tools, and theories
Tackles some of the most urgent issues in current STS studies, including power and culture, race, gender, colonialism, the Internet, cyborgs and robots, and biotechnology
Includes case studies, a glossary, and further reading lists
Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (ST...
This book offers a unique analysis of how ideas about science and technology in the public and scientific imaginations (in particular about maths, logic, the gene, the brain, god, and robots) perpetuate the false reality that values and politics are separate from scientific knowledge and its applications. These ideas are reinforced by cultural myths about free will and individualism. Restivo makes a compelling case for a synchronistic approach in the study of these notoriously 'hard' cases, arguing that their significance reaches far beyond the realms of science and technology, and that...
This book offers a unique analysis of how ideas about science and technology in the public and scientific imaginations (in particular about maths, ...