Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

Detalles del libro

An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, SecondEdition reflects the latest advances in the field whilecontinuing to provide students with a road map to the complexinterdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies.

Distinctive in its attention to both the underlyingphilosophical and sociological aspects of science andtechnology
Explores core topics such as realism and social construction,discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the public understandingof science
Includes numerous empirical studies and illustrative examplesto elucidate the topics discussed
Now includes new material on political economies ofscientific and technological knowledge, and democratizing technicaldecisions
Other features of the new edition include improved readability,updated references, chapter reorganization, and more material onmedicine and technology