Science, Technology, and Society : New Directions /

"Read any newspaper or watch your television and as often as not you will be confronted by the worries, hopes, challenges, and mistakes of science and technology. Sociology has been trying to make sense of science for many years, while government and industry have promoted and exploited it for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Webster, Andrew, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1991.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Technique > Aspect social.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Wissenschaftssoziologie
Techniksoziologie
Soziologie
Naturwissenschaften
Gesellschaft
Forschung und Entwicklung
Technology > Social aspects.
Science > Social aspects.
Science and state > Social aspects.
Politique scientifique et technique > Aspect social.
Technologie > Aspect social.
Tecnología > Aspectos sociales.
Technology and state > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction (starting p. 1)
  • 2 Sociology of Science and Technology (starting p. 15)
  • 3 Sociology of Science Policy: Opening and Managing the ̀Black Box' (starting p. 33)
  • 4 Exploiting Science and Technology (I) (starting p. 60)
  • 5 Exploiting Science and Technology (II) (starting p. 94)
  • 6 Controlling Science and Technology: Popular and Radical Alternatives (starting p. 126)
  • 7 Conclusion (starting p. 152)
  • References (starting p. 161)
  • Index (starting p. 173)

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