An introduction to science and technology studies/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.; Malden, MA:
Wiley-Blackwell,
c2010]
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The prehistory of science and technology studies
- The Kuhnian revolution
- Questioning functionalism in the sociology of science
- Stratification and discrimination
- The strong programme and the sociology of knowledge
- The social construction of scientific and technical realities
- Feminist epistemologies of science
- Actor-network theory
- Two questions concerning technology
- Studying laboratories
- Controversies
- Standardization and objectivity
- Rhetoric and discourse
- The unnaturalness of science and technology
- The public understanding of science
- Expertise and public participation
- Political economies of knowledge.