| Biotechnology Unglued: Science, Society, and Social Cohesion Contributor(s): Mehta, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774811331 ISBN-13: 9780774811330 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2005434435 |
| Physical Information: 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Biotechnology Unglued explores this question in a well-considered investigation of the effects of technology on social cohesion. The essays present case studies of how various applications in agricultural, medical, and forensic biotechnology have affected the cohesiveness of agricultural communities, citizens, consumer groups, scientific communities, and society in general. The contributors, from a range of backgrounds, demonstrate how particular kinds of technology-society and technology-corporate configurations affect social cohesion by creating cultures of surveillance, competition, social exclusion, and control. |
