An introduction to science and technology studies
Sergio Sismondo
Edition 1
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Title and Author
An introduction to science and technology studies / Sergio SismondoPublication Details
چیچستر : Wiley - Blackwell، 2010مPhysical Description
ix, 244 p.; 23 cm.Subject
Science PhilosophyScience Social aspects
Technology Philosophy
Technology Social aspects
Language
انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references and index.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