Making sense of science : understanding the social study of science /

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Science is at the heart of contemporary society and is therefore central to the social sciences. Yet science studies has often encountered resistance from social scientists. This book attempts to remedy this by giving the most extensive, thorough and best argued account of the field and explaining t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yearley, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : SAGE, 2005.
Temas:
Science > Social aspects.
Social sciences.
Social Sciences
Sciences > Aspect social.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Science > Social aspects
Social sciences
Wetenschapssociologie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Just What Makes Science Special?; Chapter 2
  • Framing Commitments: The Strong Programme and the Empirical Programme of Relativism; Chapter 3
  • Knowledge and Social Interests; Chapter 4
  • Actor-Networks in Science; Chapter 5
  • Gender and Science Studies; Chapter 6
  • Ethnomethodology and the Analysis of Scientific Discourse; Chapter 7
  • Reflection, Explanation and Reflexivity in Science Studies; Chapter 8
  • Experts in Public: Publics' Relationships to Scientific Authority; Chapter 9
  • Figuring out Risks; Chapter 10
  • Science in Law.

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