| Description |
xvii, 302 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Prentice-Hall foundations of modern sociology series |
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Prentice-Hall foundations of modern sociology series.
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| Contents |
Why study science and technology in society? -- Science and technology : their natures and relationship -- Contemporary science and technology : some important characteristics -- Contexts of science and technology -- Theories of science and technology in society -- Social institutions -- Social groups -- World views and human values -- Ethics -- The character of everyday life -- The fine arts -- International relations -- Influence agents, types, and effects -- Social control of science and technology -- Science, technology, and the future : new mentalities, new practices -- The current state of the STS field : a brief overview |
| Analysis |
Science Social aspects |
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Technology Social aspects |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [285]-292 |
| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects.
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Technology -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
90038403 |
| ISBN |
0137947364 (paperback) |
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