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Science, Technology, and Society: A Sociological ApproachISBN: 978-0-631-23210-0
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164 pages
August 2005, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Introduction Introduction.
Our Premises and Our Approach / Nuts and Bolts and the Systems that Tighten Them / Conclusion.
2 Cultures of Science.
Birth 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.
3 The Dance of Truth.
Science 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.
4 STS and Power in the Postmodern World.
Technology and Society / Power, Values, and Agency / Cyborgs, Humans, and Technology / Contemporary Society: Globalization Or Bust? / Metaphors, Narratives, and Glocal Cultures / Conclusion: Technoscience and Globalizations.
5 Life after Science and Technology Studies.
Technoscience 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.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index