Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date road map of the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. After presenting the broad historical background to the field, the book explores a variety of relevant topics, among them realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the role of experiment and theory. Numerous illustrative examplesand empirical studies elucidate such topics as nuclear missile testing, the cold fusion controversy, teaching mathematical physics in the 19th century, digital rights management, pharmaceutical clinical trials, and sick building syndrome. This updated, expanded and reorganized new edition also now includes newmaterial on political economies of scientific and technological knowledge andthe democratization of technical decisions.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8765-7
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 06/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés