Science Technology and Society

by Sal P. Restivo

'Science, Technology, and Society' offers approximately 150 articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions worldwide.

Author: Sal P. Restivo

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

ISBN: 0195141938

Page: 701

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'Science, Technology, and Society' offers approximately 150 articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions worldwide. The theme is the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture.

Technology and Society

by R. V. G. Menon

Students of science and the humanities, as well as general readers interested in the subjects will find this lucid, engaging text an invaluable introduction to this vast, exciting and essential topic.

Author: R. V. G. Menon

Publisher: Pearson Education India

ISBN: 9788131756416

Page: 168

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Technology and Society traces the history of developments in science and technology from the Stone Age to modern times. It analyses how cultural attitudes and values have influenced their development and use, as well as the ways that technology in turn has influenced our lives, morals and culture, for better and for worse. The book also looks at recent developments in information and space technology, and closely examines the many facets of our prospects for survival in a safe and sustained world. Students of science and the humanities, as well as general readers interested in the subjects will find this lucid, engaging text an invaluable introduction to this vast, exciting and essential topic.

Science Technology and Society

by David D. Kumar

Technology abounds: information tech nology, communication technology, learning technology. As a once popular song went, "Something's happening here, but it's just not exactly clear." The world appears to be a smaller, less remote place.

Author: David D. Kumar

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 940113992X

Page: 308

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David D. Kumar and Daryl E. Chubin We live in an information age. Technology abounds: information tech nology, communication technology, learning technology. As a once popular song went, "Something's happening here, but it's just not exactly clear." The world appears to be a smaller, less remote place. We live in it, but we are not necessarily closely tied to it. We lack a satisfactory understanding of it. So we are left with a paradox: In an information age, information alone will neither inform nor improve us as citizens nor our democracy, society, or in stitutions. No, improvement will take some effort. It is a heavy burden to be reflective, indeed analytical, and disciplined but only constructively constrained by different perspectives. The science-based technology that makes for the complexity, contro versy, and uncertainty of life sows the seeds of understanding in Science, Technology, and Society. STS, as it is known, encompasses a hybrid area of scholarship now nearly three decades old. As D. R. Sarewitz,a former geologist now congressional staffer and an author, put it After all, the important and often controversial policy dilemmas posed by issues such as nuclear energy, toxic waste disposal, global climate change, or biotech nology cannot be resolved by authoritative scientific knowledge; instead, they must involve a balancing of technical considerations with other criteria that are explicitly nonscientific: ethics, esthetics, equity, ideology. Trade-offs must be made in light of inevitable uncertainties (Sarewitz, 1996, p. 182).

Science Technology and Society

by Robert E. McGinn

A systematic, integrated exploration of the relationship between science and technology and modern society – from a sociological and philosophical perspective.

Author: Robert E. McGinn

Publisher: Pearson College Division

ISBN:

Page: 302

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A systematic, integrated exploration of the relationship between science and technology and modern society – from a sociological and philosophical perspective.

Rivers Technology and Society

by Dipak Gyawali

This is a superb demonstration of the complexity of development processes, and the gross inadequacy of taking a technocratic view (whether engineering or economic) which ignores social context, political institutions, and the interests of ...

Author: Dipak Gyawali

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page: 281

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This is a superb demonstration of the complexity of development processes, and the gross inadequacy of taking a technocratic view (whether engineering or economic) which ignores social context, political institutions, and the interests of external actors.

Technology and Society

by Andrew Ede

Celebrates the creativity of humanity by examining the history of technology as a strategy to solve real-world problems.

Author: Andrew Ede

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 1108425607

Page: 350

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Celebrates the creativity of humanity by examining the history of technology as a strategy to solve real-world problems.

Technology and Society

by Deborah G. Johnson

These are followed by writings that explore the complexity of sociotechnical systems, presenting a picture of how technology and society work in step, shaping and being shaped by one another.

Author: Deborah G. Johnson

Publisher: MIT Press

ISBN: 0262303388

Page: 648

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An anthology of writings by thinkers ranging from Freeman Dyson to Bruno Latour that focuses on the interconnections of technology, society, and values and how these may affect the future. Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. This anthology focuses on the interconnections of technology, society, and values. It offers writings by authorities as varied as Freeman Dyson, Laurence Lessig, Bruno Latour, and Judy Wajcman that will introduce readers to recent thinking about technology and provide them with conceptual tools, a theoretical framework, and knowledge to help understand how technology shapes society and how society shapes technology. It offers readers a new perspective on such current issues as globalization, the balance between security and privacy, environmental justice, and poverty in the developing world. The careful ordering of the selections and the editors' introductions give Technology and Society a coherence and flow that is unusual in anthologies. The book is suitable for use in undergraduate courses in STS and other disciplines. The selections begin with predictions of the future that range from forecasts of technological utopia to cautionary tales. These are followed by writings that explore the complexity of sociotechnical systems, presenting a picture of how technology and society work in step, shaping and being shaped by one another. Finally, the book goes back to considerations of the future, discussing twenty-first-century challenges that include nanotechnology, the role of citizens in technological decisions, and the technologies of human enhancement.

Media Technology and Society

by Brian Winston

Content Description #Rev. ed. of: Misunderstanding media. 1986.#Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.

Author: Brian Winston

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 041514230X

Page: 374

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Challenging the popular myth of a present-day 'information revolution', Media Technology and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological change. Winston argues that the development of new media forms, from the telegraph and the telephone to computers, satellite and virtual reality, is the product of a constant play-off between social necessity and suppression: the unwritten law by which new technologies are introduced into society only insofar as their disruptive potential is limited.

The Body in Culture Technology and Society

by Chris Shilling

This text is groundbreaking and simply has to be read' - Acta Sociologica 'This is Shilling at his creative best...these are seminal observations of the classical theories drawn together as never before.

The Body in Culture Technology and Society

Author: Chris Shilling

Publisher: SAGE

ISBN: 9780761971245

Page: 247

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'Once in a while a manuscript stops you in your tracks... What we are offered here is no recovering of old ground but a step change in perspectives on "body matters" that is both innovative and of fundamental importance to anyone working on this sociological terrain...This text is groundbreaking and simply has to be read' - Acta Sociologica 'This is Shilling at his creative best...these are seminal observations of the classical theories drawn together as never before. Moreover, as a framework [this monograph] provides a genuinely new and fertile way of reconsidering not just classical sociology but contemporary forms as well' - Sport, Education & Society 'This is a comprehensive, theoretically sophisticated, and ambitious treatise on the body that draws from, and applies, both classical and contemporary sociological theory in a manner that is innovative and thought-provoking. This book is engaging and thought-provoking, but Shilling's greatest achievement is his ability to illustrate the importance and continued relevance of classical and contemporary sociological theory to real world concerns. It is a book worthy of widespread attention. It reinvigorated my interest in the sociological classics and contained countless nuggets of interesting information that led me to conclude that it would be a worthy book to recommend to a broad sociological audience' - Teaching Sociology 'Shilling's book (like his earlier The Body and Social Theory) is crucial reading...a further valuable contribution in a field where he has provided so much' - Theory & Psychology 'This is an impressive book by one of the leading social theorists working in the field of body studies. It provides a critical summation of theoretical and substantive work in the field to date, while also presenting a powerful argument for a corporeal realism in which the body is both generative of the emergent properties of social structure and a location of their effects. Its scope and originality make it a key point of reference for students and academics in body studies and in the social and cultural sciences more generally' - Ian Burkitt, Reader in Social Science, University of Bradford 'Chris Shilling is as always a lucid guide through the dense thickets of the "sociology of the body", and his chapters on the fields of work, sport, eating, music and technology brilliantly show how abstract theoretical debates relate to the real world of people's lives' - Professor Stephen Mennell, University College Dublin 'What I find very useful and without any doubt valuable, not only in Shilling's The Body in Culture, Technology and Society but in his work in general, is the breadth and profoundness of his discussion about the body...the style Shilling maintains is crucial for further development of the sociology of the body as a discipline, for it provides us with a rich intellectual environment about the body' - Sociology 'For any colleague wanting to have a clear idea of how studies of the body can be empirically grounded as well as theoretically 'rich', Chris Shilling's The Body in Culture, Technology and Society , is the book to read. To my mind it offers the best account thus far of not only how social action is embodied and must be recognised as such but also of how social structures condition and shape embodied subjects in a variety of social arenas... This is wonderful insightful 'stuff' - the ideas and intricate thoughts of a scholar such as Shilling who has been immersed in thinking about the complexities of the body in society as well as sociology for a number of years' - Sociology of Health and Illness This is a milestone in the sociology of the body. The book offers the most comprehensive overview of the field to date and an innovative framework for the analysis of embodiment. It is founded on a revised view of the relation of classical works to the body. It argues that the body should be read as a multi-dimensional medium for the constitution of society. Upon this foundation, the author constructs a series of analyses of the body and the economy, culture, sociality, work, sport, music, food and technology.

Routledge Handbook of Science Technology and Society

by Daniel Lee Kleinman

The Routledge Handbook of Science, Technology and Society seeks to capture the dynamism and breadth of the field by presenting work that pushes the reader to think about science and technology and their intersections with social life in new ...

Author: Daniel Lee Kleinman

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1136237151

Page: 518

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Over the last decade or so, the field of science and technology studies (STS) has become an intellectually dynamic interdisciplinary arena. Concepts, methods, and theoretical perspectives are being drawn both from long-established and relatively young disciplines. From its origins in philosophical and political debates about the creation and use of scientific knowledge, STS has become a wide and deep space for the consideration of the place of science and technology in the world, past and present. The Routledge Handbook of Science, Technology and Society seeks to capture the dynamism and breadth of the field by presenting work that pushes the reader to think about science and technology and their intersections with social life in new ways. The interdisciplinary contributions by international experts in this handbook are organized around six topic areas: embodiment consuming technoscience digitization environments science as work rules and standards This volume highlights a range of theoretical and empirical approaches to some of the persistent – and new – questions in the field. It will be useful for students and scholars throughout the social sciences and humanities, including in science and technology studies, history, geography, critical race studies, sociology, communications, women’s and gender studies, anthropology, and political science.

Technology and Society

by Anabel Quan-Haase

Series: a href="http://www.oupcanada.com/tcs/"Themes in Canadian Sociology/aThis timely text examines the places where technology and society intersect, connecting the reality of our technological age to issues of social networks, ...

Author: Anabel Quan-Haase

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: 9780199014712

Page: 336

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This timely text examines the places where technology and society intersect, connecting the reality of our technological age to issues of social networks, communication, work, power, and inequality. The result is a comprehensive overview of the technological tools we use, where they comefrom, and how they are changing our perceptions of ourselves and the relationships we form.

Communication and Information Technology in Society

by Jolanta Kowal

These volumes explore a number of significant and interdisciplinary questions relevant to the wider debate regarding the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a variety of research fields, including management, ...

Communication and Information Technology in Society

Author: Jolanta Kowal

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

ISBN: 1443892157

Page: 707

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These volumes explore a number of significant and interdisciplinary questions relevant to the wider debate regarding the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a variety of research fields, including management, education, science, and the media. Bringing together research from European countries currently in a state of transition, all three volumes mark a significant contribution to the wider discussion on the role of ICT in today’s world.

High tech Society

by Tom Forester

Describes the history of the computer industry and examines the impact of computers, telecommunications, and automation on society

Author: Tom Forester

Publisher: MIT Press

ISBN: 9780262560443

Page: 311

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Describes the history of the computer industry and examines the impact of computers, telecommunications, and automation on society

War Technology and Society in the Middle East

by Vernon J. Parry

Bogen øvrige forfattere er Hassanein Rabie, Djurdjica Petrovic, Halil Inalcik, V.J. Parry, L.J.D. Collins, Abdul Karim Rafeq, Dennis N. Skiotis, M.E. Yapp, Glen W. Swanson, Dankwart A. Rustow, J.C. Hurewitz, Morris Janowitz.

War Technology and Society in the Middle East

Author: Vernon J. Parry

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN:

Page: 448

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Bogen øvrige forfattere er Hassanein Rabie, Djurdjica Petrovic, Halil Inalcik, V.J. Parry, L.J.D. Collins, Abdul Karim Rafeq, Dennis N. Skiotis, M.E. Yapp, Glen W. Swanson, Dankwart A. Rustow, J.C. Hurewitz, Morris Janowitz.

Science Technology and Society

by Martin Bridgstock

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the human, social and economic aspects of science and technology.

Author: Martin Bridgstock

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521587358

Page: 276

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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.

Communication and Information Technology in Society

by Jolanta Kowal (Enseignant associé)

This book investigates the psycho-social and pedagogical aspects of the development of communication and its media.

Author: Jolanta Kowal (Enseignant associé)

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

ISBN: 1443877808

Page: 245

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This book investigates the psycho-social and pedagogical aspects of the development of communication and its media. It represents a major contribution to the discussion on the role of the media in the modern world and explores a number of problems in the fields of the social sciences, cultural studies and education. The views presented here offer insights from European countries in transition, and reflect the fact that globalization accounts for the culturally diverse societies in which many ...

Marine Technology Society Journal

by Marine Technology Society

Author: Marine Technology Society

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Technologies Society

by Ron Westrum

The shaping of people and things; Theory; Marx's theory of technology; The ogburn generation; Recent theoretical approaches; Originators and managers of technology; Inventors and inventions; Invention as a social process; The role of ...

Author: Ron Westrum

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page: 394

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The shaping of people and things; Theory; Marx's theory of technology; The ogburn generation; Recent theoretical approaches; Originators and managers of technology; Inventors and inventions; Invention as a social process; The role of designers in technology; Innovation: invetions and institutions; The sponsorship of technology; How sponsors evolve; Users of technology; The technology / user interface; Adapting and tinkering; Technological accidents; The distancing effects of technology; Monitoring technology: shaping the present and the future; social control of technologies; Technology assessment; Foresight and social intelligence; Index.