Science, Technology, and Society A

Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today's culture and society. Discusses current STS topics, research tools, and theories Tackles some of the most urgent issues in current STS studies, including power and culture, race, gender, colonialism, the Internet, cyborgs and robots, and biotechnology Includes case studies, a glossary, and further reading lists

Wenda K. Bauchspies is Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society and Women’s Studies in the STS Program at Pennsylvania State University.

Jennifer Croissant is Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona.

Sal Restivo is Professor of Sociology and Science Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is co-editor of Math Worlds: Philosophical and Social Studies of Mathematics (1992) and author of Science, Society, and Values: Toward a Sociology of Objectivity (1994).

Preface
Preface Introduction
Introduction
Our Premises and Our Approach
Nuts and Bolts and the Systems that Tighten Them
Conclusion
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
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
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
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
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