Technology permeates almost every dimension of our lives. But who controls technological development? Can technology cause social inequality? And how will technology continue to affect lives in the digital era? Technology and Social Power provides a fresh examination of the role of technology in our society. Bringing together critical, classical and contemporary social theories, it fully examines everything you need to know about the sociology of technology. From the invention of the modern toothbrush to the design of Google, the book uses relevant examples to give useful insights into the...
Technology permeates almost every dimension of our lives. But who controls technological development? Can technology cause social inequality? And how ...
In our rush for growth have we trusted too much to computers - and what bearing does this have on the current global economic meltdown?
In "Technical Politics "Graeme Kirkpatrick clarifies the place of technology in critical theory, offering a strategic conception of the politics of technology design. In Part One he presents a social -relational definition of technology, locating technology design and innovation in terms of their social and economic co-ordinates in contemporary capitalism. Technology is positioned as a specific social sub-field with its own internal rules and a...
In our rush for growth have we trusted too much to computers - and what bearing does this have on the current global economic meltdown?
