An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, Second
Edition reflects the latest advances in the field while
continuing to provide students with a road map to the complex
interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies.
* Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying
philosophical and sociological aspects of science and
technology
* Explores core topics such as realism and social construction,
discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the public understanding
of science
* Includes numerous empirical studies and illustrative examples
to elucidate the topics discussed
* Now includes new material on political economies of
scientific and technological knowledge, and democratizing technical
decisions
* Other features of the new edition include improved readability,
updated references, chapter reorganization, and more material on
medicine and technology
Table of Content
Preface vii
1 The Prehistory of Science and Technology Studies 1
2 The Kuhnian Revolution 12
3 Questioning Functionalism in the Sociology of Science 23
4 Stratification and Discrimination 36
5 The Strong Programme and the Sociology of Knowledge 47
6 The Social Construction of Scientific and Technical Realities
57
7 Feminist Epistemologies of Science 72
8 Actor-Network Theory 81
9 Two Questions Concerning Technology 93
10 Studying Laboratories 106
11 Controversies 120
12 Standardization and Objectivity 136
13 Rhetoric and Discourse 148
14 The Unnaturalness of Science and Technology 157
15 The Public Understanding of Science 168
16 Expertise and Public Participation 180
17 Political Economies of Knowledge 189
References 205
Index 236
About the author
Sergio Sismondo teaches Philosophy and Sociology at Queen’s University, Canada. He is the author of Science Without Myth: On Constructions, Reality, and Social Knowledge (1995), The Art of Science (with Boris Castel, 2003), and numerous articles on subjects ranging from computer simulation to pharmaceutical research.
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