| Visions of Sts: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Society Studies Contributor(s): Cutcliffe, Stephen H. (Editor), Mitcham, Carl (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791448452 ISBN-13: 9780791448458 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 00038772 |
| Series: Suny Science, Technology, and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.78 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Visions of STS brings together the views of ten leading scholars to clarify the nature of Science, Technology, and Society Studies and point toward future developments. The interdisciplinary field of STS maps out the interconnected relationships among science, technology, and society in order to better understand both the innumerable benefits as well as problematic challenges. This book, rather than presenting science and technology as autonomous entities, analyzes each contextually as societal-mediated processes that reflect cultural, political, and economic values. It contains four basic programmatic essays that deal with technological determinism, the social constructivist view, STS and policy information, and the issue of interdisciplinarity. Visions of STS also stresses more specialized perspectives of work, education, and public policy analysis, and challenges the way STS itself is pursued. Taken together, these essays offer an exciting and unusually broad overview of STS. |