Science And Technology In Society: From Biotechnology To The Internet (Key Themes in Sociology)
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This thoughtful and engaging text challenges the widely held notion of science as somehow outside of society, and the idea that technology proceeds automatically down a singular and inevitable path. Through specific case studies involving contemporary debates, this book shows that science and technology are fundamentally part of society and are shaped by it.Drawing on concepts from political sociology, organizational analysis, and contemporary social theory, this book is a first-rate study of technoscience that places power, stratification, and discourse at its center. The author shows how actors (typically social groups or organizations) in powerful positions shape developments in technoscience in significant ways, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender, and geographical location. Avoiding dense theoretical debate, this book is ideal for those interested in science and technology studies.
About the Author
Daniel Lee Kleinman is Professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. He is the author most recently of Impure Cultures: University Biology and the World of Commerce (2003).
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Science and Technology in Society: From Biotechnology to the Internet (Key Themes in Sociology),Daniel Kleinman,Daniel Lee Kleinman,Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated,063123182X,Biotechnology,General,Philosophy & Social Aspects,Science,Science and civilization,Science/Mathematics,Social Aspects,Sociology,Technology,Anthropology,Impact of science & technology on society,SCIENCE_SOCIAL ASPECTS,Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects,TECHNOLOGY AND CIVILIZATION,TECHNOLOGY_SOCIAL ASPECTS
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