An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies 2e
Samenvatting
An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, Second Edition reflects the latest advances in the field while continuing to provide students with a road map to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies.
Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology
Explores core topics such as realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the public understanding of science
Includes numerous empirical studies and illustrative examples to elucidate the topics discussed
Now includes new material on political economies of scientific and technological knowledge, and democratizing technical decisions
Other features of the new edition include improved readability, updated references, chapter reorganization, and more material on medicine and technology
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<p>1 The Prehistory of Science and Technology Studies 1</p>
<p>2 The Kuhnian Revolution 12</p>
<p>3 Questioning Functionalism in the Sociology of Science 23</p>
<p>4 Stratification and Discrimination 36</p>
<p>5 The Strong Programme and the Sociology of Knowledge 47</p>
<p>6 The Social Construction of Scientific and Technical Realities 57</p>
<p>7 Feminist Epistemologies of Science 72</p>
<p>8 Actor–Network Theory 81</p>
<p>9 Two Questions Concerning Technology 93</p>
<p>10 Studying Laboratories 106</p>
<p>11 Controversies 120</p>
<p>12 Standardization and Objectivity 136</p>
<p>13 Rhetoric and Discourse 148</p>
<p>14 The Unnaturalness of Science and Technology 157</p>
<p>15 The Public Understanding of Science 168</p>
<p>16 Expertise and Public Participation 180</p>
<p>17 Political Economies of Knowledge 189</p>
<p>References 205</p>
<p>Index 236</p>