{"product_id":"science-technology-and-society-9780631232094","title":"Science Technology and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today's culture and society. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses current STS topics, research tools, and theories\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles some of the most urgent issues in current STS studies, including power and culture, race, gender, colonialism, the Internet, cyborgs and robots, and biotechnology\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes case studies, a glossary, and further reading lists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In clear and understandable language, this introduction to STS brings home the point that science and technology are social constructions by human communities. Its applications range from science’s border with religion, to cyborgs, robots, and new reproductive technologies. Students will quickly turn on to what STS is all about.” \u003ci\u003eRandall Collins, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Amidst the science wars this book reads as a peace treaty: skillfully navigating between the sirens of absolutism and relativism, the authors lead the reader into the land of technoscience.\" \u003ci\u003eJean Paul Van Bendegem, Vrije Universiteit Brussel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…recommend[ed] for its robust and engaging argument, political concerns and ambitions, and challenge to readers to explore their own beliefs and experiment with new visions.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eISIS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceP. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Premises and Our Approach \/ Nuts and Bolts and the Systems that Tighten Them \/ Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cultures of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirth of a Fact \/ Society and Culture \/ Worldviews \/ The Social Construction Conjecture \/ Feminism and Science Studies \/ Technology in Motion \/ Pre-Scientific: You Or Me? \/ Mind and Society \/ What Can Sociologists Say About Mathematics? \/ Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Dance of Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience and Technology as Social Institutions \/ The Dance of Magic, Science, and Religion \/ What Is Truth? \/ Dangerous Icons: From Magic and Religion to Science and Law \/ Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 STS and Power in the Postmodern World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology and Society \/ Power, Values, and Agency \/ Cyborgs, Humans, and Technology \/ Contemporary Society: Globalization Or Bust? \/ Metaphors, Narratives, and Glocal Cultures \/ Conclusion: Technoscience and Globalizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Life after Science and Technology Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnoscience Revisited \/ Case Study: the New Reproductive Technologies \/ Case Study: Robots, Minds, and Society \/ Frontiers and Horizons \/ Conclusion: Where We Have to Stand in Order to Begin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515459887447,"sku":"9780631232094","price":89.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-technology-and-society-9780631232094","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}