TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sismondo,Sergio
TI  - An introduction to science and technology studies
SN  - 9781405187657 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - Q175 .S57 2010
U1  - 501 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., Malden, MA
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Science
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Technology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The prehistory of science and technology studies -- The Kuhnian revolution -- Questioning functionalism in the sociology of science -- Stratification and discrimination -- The strong programme and the sociology of knowledge -- The social construction of scientific and technical realities -- Feminist epistemologies of science -- Actor-network theory -- Two questions concerning technology -- Studying laboratories -- Controversies -- Standardization and objectivity -- Rhetoric and discourse -- The unnaturalness of science and technology -- The public understanding of science -- Expertise and public participation -- Political economies of knowledge
ER  -