Theories of science in society
By: Susan E. Cozzens and Thomas F. Gieryn, editors.
Contributors: Cozzens, Susan E.; Gieryn, Thomas F.
Series: Science, technology, and society
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy.; Science -- Social aspects.
Description: Sociologists of science have, over the past three decades or so, learned a great deal about the social organization of scientific communities and about the social construction of scientific knowledge. But progress has been relatively modest toward understanding the reciprocal relationships between science and its social, political, economic, organizational, and cultural settings. How should we think about the place of science in modern societies? The essays in this volume present new approaches to this question.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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