Author: Ralph Schroeder Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges the prevailing notion that science and technology are constructed or socially shaped. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realistic and pragmatic account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Schroeder begins by exploring the social organization of scientific and technological advances; the intersecting trajectories of big science and technological systems; and the impact of science and technology on economic change. He goes on to discuss the social implications of technology, including the way that it affects politics and consumption. The book then rethinks traditional theories about the relationship between science, technology, and social change. The argument presented shifts the debate on topics such as the relationship between growth and sustainability, and thus has important policy implications. This book will be of great interest to scholars, scientists, and anyone interested in understanding how science and technology are transforming our world.
Author: Martin Bridgstock Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139936190 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 426
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the human, social and economic aspects of science and technology. It examines a broad range of issues from a variety of perspectives, using examples and experiences from Australia and around the world. The authors present complex issues in an accessible and engaging form. Topics include the responsibilities of scientists, ethical dilemmas and controversies, the Industrial Revolution, economic issues, public policy, and science and technology in developing countries. The book ends with a thoughtful and provocative look towards the future. It includes extensive guides to further reading, as well as a useful section on information searching skills. This book will provoke, engage, inform and stimulate thoughtful discussion about culture, society and science. Broad and interdisciplinary, it will be of considerable value to students and teachers.
Author: Diederik Aerts Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789401059800 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 309
Book Description
The articles collected in this volume point out that society as a whole is changing. Social change is due not only to changes in technology and economy, but also to the changing strategies and discourses of social scientists. To what exactly will this change lead in the 21st century? What kind of society lies ahead? In this book the reader will find many arguments and hints pertaining to these questions. She/he will be confronted by a plethora of enriching conceptions of the relationships between social sciences and social changes.
Author: Steven L. Goldman Publisher: Lehigh University Press ISBN: 9780934223058 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
This collection examines the features of Western culture and of the practices of science and technology that anchor the idea of progress in the face of more than a half century of intellectual criticism.
Author: Steven Yearley Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317629205 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
First published in 1988, this book provides students with a way to increase their understanding of the role of science and technology in society. Steven Yearley draws on and develops ideas from research in the sociology and politics of science to address, in particular: the nature of scientific knowledge and the authority it commands; the political and economic role of science in the West; the relationship between science, technology, and social change in underdeveloped countries. Examples used range from nineteenth-century brain science to the strategic defence initiative, and from hugely expensive experiments in nuclear physics, to proposals for inexpensive boat-building programmes in the Sudan. Overall, this reissue provides a comprehensive and stimulating account of the role played by science and technology in contemporary social change.
Author: Martin Bridgstock Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521587358 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the human, social and economic aspects of science and technology. It is broad, interdisciplinary and international, with a focus on Australia. The authors present complex issues in an accessible and engaging form. Invaluable for both students and teachers.
Author: Jane Thomason Publisher: Engineering Science Reference ISBN: 9781522595793 Category : Blockchains (Databases) Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
"This book examines the concepts behind blockchain and the potential applications of the technology to improve the lives of the poor in emerging markets"--
Author: Ralph Schroeder
Author: Martin Bridgstock
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Author: Steven L. Goldman
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Author: Martin Bridgstock
Author: Jane Thomason
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