
An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
Sergio Sismondo(Author)
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
Published on 12. June 2003
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-631-23443-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides a roadmap to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. The book presents the historical background for this burgeoning field, focusing on the central debates and key theoretical advances. Topics include realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, the role of experiment and theory, controversies, and the critique of science and technology.Distinctive in its attention to the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, and written specifically with students in mind, An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies is ideal for those new to this exciting and controversial area of study.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
students and general readers interested in science and technology studies and the history and philosophy of science
Illustrations
1 Schaubild
1
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-23443-2 (9780631234432)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sergio Sismondo is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Sociology at Queen s University, Ontario. He is the author of Science without Myth: On Constructions, Reality and Social Knowledge (1996) and numerous articles in the philosophy and sociology of science and technology.
Content
Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Prehistory of Science and Technology Studies2. The Kuhnian Revolution3. Questioning Functionalism in the Sociology of Science . 4. Stratification and Discrimination5. The Strong Programme and the Sociology of Knowledge6. The Social Construction of Scientific and Technical Realities7. Actor-Network Theory8. Two Questions Concerning Technology9. Laboratories10. Controversies11. Standardization and Objectivity12. Creating Order, Following Rules13. Feminist Studies S TS and its Extensions14. Rhetoric and Discourse15. The Unnaturalness of Science and Technology16. Expertise and the Public Understanding of ScienceWorks Cited index