Science, technology, and society : an encyclopedia /
Restivo, Sal P.
[New York] : Oxford University Press,
2005-
'Science, Technology, and Society' offers approximately 150 articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions worldwide. The theme is the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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'Science, Technology, and Society' offers approximately 150 articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions worldwide. The theme is the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture.
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Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Science and Society -- Technology and Society -- Medicine and Society -- ABORTION/ANTI-ABORTION CONFLICT. -- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. -- AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY. -- AIDS AND SOCIETY. -- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. -- ASTRONOMY. -- ATOMIC AGE. -- AUTOMOBILE, THE. -- BIOENGINEERING. -- BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM. -- BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. -- BIOTECHNOLOGY. -- BIRTH CONTROL. -- Male Contraception -- The Pill -- BRAIN AND MIND SCIENCES. -- CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. -- CLONES AND CLONING. -- COMMUNICATION IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. -- COMMUNITY AND TECHNOLOGY. -- COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. -- COMPUTERS. -- CONTRACEPTION. -- CULTURE AND SCIENCE. -- DISEASES, EMERGING. -- DRUGS AND SOCIETY. -- ECONOMY, THE, AND SCIENCE. -- ECONOMY, THE, AND TECHNOLOGY. -- EDUCATION AND SCIENCE. -- EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES. -- EDUCATION, PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE OF. -- ELECTRICITY. -- ENERGY SYSTEMS. -- ENGINEERING CULTURES. -- EPISTEMIC CULTURES. -- FAMILY, THE, AND SCIENCE. -- GENDER AND GLOBALIZATION. -- GENDER, RACE, CLASS IN SCIENCE -- GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS IN TECHNOLOGY. -- GENETICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING. -- GENETICS AND SOCIETY. -- GOVERNMENT AND SCIENCE. -- GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. -- GRASSROOTS SCIENCE. -- HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO. -- HISTORY OF SCIENCE. -- HUMAN SUBJECTS IN MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS. -- HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE. -- HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. -- INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE. -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. -- INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS IN SCIENCE. -- INTERNET, THE. -- INVENTION IN HISTORY AND CULTURE. -- Overview -- INVENTION, INVENTORS, AND DESIGN. -- Design and Society -- The Social Role of Inventors -- KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION. -- LAW AND SCIENCE. -- LAW AND TECHNOLOGY. -- LOGIC. -- MATHEMATICS AND LOGIC. -- MEDIA AND MEDICINE. -- MEDIA AND SCIENCE. -- MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY.
MEDICAL COMMUNITY, THE. -- Communication with the Public -- Health Communication -- MEDICAL PROFESSION. -- MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. -- MEDICAL VALUES AND ETHICS. -- MEDICINE, SCIENTIFIC. -- METRICS OF SCIENCE. -- MILITARY, THE, AND TECHNOLOGY -- MISCONDUCT, SCIENTIFIC. -- MUSEUMS. -- NATURE, CONCEPTS OF. -- NETWORKS AND LARGE-SCALE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. -- PAIN AND CULTURE. -- PATIENTS, MEDICAL COMMUNICATION WITH. -- PATIENTS' RIGHTS. -- PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICINE AND SOCIETY. -- PERSPECTIVES ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY. -- PHARMACEUTICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. -- PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY. -- POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HEALTH -- POLITICS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. -- PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH. -- MEDICAL RESEARCH. -- PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLITIES IN SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH. -- PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND TECHNICAL ROLES IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. -- PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. -- PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE. -- PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY. -- RAIN FORESTS. -- RELIGION AND SCIENCE. -- RELIGION AND TECHNOLOGY. -- REPLICATION. -- REPRESENTATION -- AND SCIENCE. -- REPRESENTATION AND TECHNOLOGY. -- Imaging Technologies -- RISK. -- ROBOTS AND SOCIETY. -- RUSSIA: PSYCHOLOGY OF SCIENCE. -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY. -- SCIENCE IN HISTORY -- Global Perspective -- Africa -- China -- Eastern Europe and Russia -- India -- Japan -- Latin America -- Middle East -- United States and Western Europe -- SCIENCE POLICY, DEVELOPMENT OF. -- SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. -- Norms -- Organization -- SEX AND THE BODY IN SCIENCE. -- SEX AND THE BODY IN TECHNOLOGY. -- SOCIAL SCIENCES. -- SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE. -- SOCIOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHY. -- SOCIOLOGY OF UPPER LIMITS. -- TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. -- TECHNOLOGY IN CULTURE. -- TECHNOLOGY IN HISTORY -- Global Perspective -- Africa and the Middle East -- China.
Eastern Europe and Russia -- India -- Japan -- Latin America -- United States and Western Europe -- TELEPHONE, THE. -- TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES. -- TUSKEGEE PROJECT, THE. -- WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN TE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. -- Topical Outline of Articles -- List of Contributors -- Index.
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Technological innovations
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Technology
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Social Change
Sociology & Social History
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