An introduction to science and technology studies Sergio Sismondo.

By: Sismondo, SergioPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 244 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781405187657Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy | Science -- Social aspects | Technology -- Philosophy | Technology -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 501 LOC classification: Q175 | .S5734 2010
Contents:
The prehistory of science and technology studies -- The Kuhnian revolution -- Questioning functionalism in the sociology of science -- Stratification and discrimination -- The strong programme and the sociology of knowledge -- The social construction of scientific and technical realities -- Feminist epistemologies of science -- Actor-network theory -- Two questions concerning technology -- Studying laboratories -- Controversies -- Standardization and objectivity -- Rhetoric and discourse -- The unnaturalness of science and technology -- The public understanding of science -- Expertise and public participation -- Political economies of knowledge.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The prehistory of science and technology studies -- The Kuhnian revolution -- Questioning functionalism in the sociology of science -- Stratification and discrimination -- The strong programme and the sociology of knowledge -- The social construction of scientific and technical realities -- Feminist epistemologies of science -- Actor-network theory -- Two questions concerning technology -- Studying laboratories -- Controversies -- Standardization and objectivity -- Rhetoric and discourse -- The unnaturalness of science and technology -- The public understanding of science -- Expertise and public participation -- Political economies of knowledge.

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