Science and Technology in Society: From Biotechnology to the Internet

Thisthoughtfulandengagingtextchallengesthewidelyheldnotionofscienceassomehowoutsideofsociety,andtheideathattechnologyproceedsautomaticallydownasingularandinevitablepath.Throughspecificcasestudiesinvolvingcontemporarydebates,thisbookshowsthatscienceandtechnologyarefundamentallypartofsocietyandareshapedbyit.Drawsonconceptsfrompoliticalsociology,organizationalanalysis,andcontemporarysocialtheory.Avoidsdensetheoreticaldebate.Includescasestudiesandconcludingchaptersummariesforstudentsandscholars.