Name: science, technology, and society: a sociological approach
Price: 171.37 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: wenda k. bauchspies, jennifer croissant, sal restivo
ISBN: 9780631232094

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Type

Physical Book

Publisher

wiley-blackwell

Author

wenda k. bauchspies, jennifer croissant, sal restivo

Pages

168.00

ISBN

0631232095

ISBN13

9780631232094

Synopsis "science, technology, and society: a sociological approach"

science, technology, and society: a sociological approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society studies and its implications for todays culture and society. written in an accessible style, and designed especially for students, the book emphasizes the sociological sciences as the foundation for sts studies. it opens with a discussion of current sts topics, research tools, and theories, and tackles some of the most urgent issues on the sts agenda: power and culture, race, gender, colonialism, the internet, cyborgs and robots, and biotechnology.case studies highlight particular ideas and their practical application. a glossary and further reading suggestions complete science, technology, and society, making it an indispensable introduction to a controversial area of inquiry.