An introduction to science and technology studies
By: Sergio Sismondo.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781405187657
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy; Science -- Social aspects; Technology -- Philosophy; Technology -- Social aspects
Description: Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date road map of the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The prehistory of science and technology studies; title: The Kuhnian revolution; title: Questioning functionalism in the sociology of science; title: Stratification and discrimination; title: The strong programme and the sociology of knowledge; title: The social construction of scientific and technical realities; title: Feminist epistemologies of science; title: Actor-network theory; title: Two questions concerning technology; title: Studying laboratories; title: Controversies; title: Standardization and objectivity; title: Rhetoric and discourse; title: The unnaturalness of science and technology; title: The public understanding of science; title: Expertise and public participation; title: Political economies of knowledge.