– I våra vardagliga liv är teknik och vetenskap alltjämt närvarande, gemene person använder mobiltelefonen dagligen och politiker rådfrågar experter om genmanipulerad mat. Hur kommuniceras risker med teknik? Vem har rätt kunskap att bedöma vad som är riskfyllt eller riskfritt? Vem är expert? Hur påverkar tekniska uppfinningar och vetenskaplig resultat kvinnor respektive män? Industriländer kontra utvecklingsländer? Sådana frågor diskuteras i boken. Handboken är ensam om att erbjuda en samlad beskrivning av det framväxande området ¿teknik- och vetenskapsstudier (STS)¿. STS har sin grund i en ny tolkning av ¿social konstruktivism¿ och tog fart under 1970-80-talen. I boken finns texter av flera framstående forskarna inom STS, som till exempel; Ashmore, Collins, Gieryn, Jasanoff, Knorr Cetina, Nelkin, Wynne och Yearley. STS-forskare hämtar inspiration från en mängd olika discipliner; till exempel etnografi, sociologi, kommunikationsvetenskap och statsvetenskap, vilka alla är tydliga i boken. I en värld där teknik i olika former samt vetenskapliga resultat är en del av vår vardag, utgör denna bok ett viktigt bidrag. Boken kan läsas av naturvetare och tekniker, men också av samhällsvetare som är intresserade av studier av hur teknik och vetenskap påverkar traditionella samhällsvetenskaper som sociologi, ingenjörsvetenskap och design eller som vill ha nya perspektiv på dessa etablerade discipliner.
Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
Sheila Jasanoff (Redaktør) Gerald E. Markle (Redaktør) James C. Peterson (Redaktør) Trevor J. Pinch (Redaktør)
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"The long-awaited Handbook of Science and Technology Studies sponsored by the Society for Social Studies of Science is a truly substantial work, both in size and in the breadth of its many contributions. It is a rich and valuable guide to much that is transpiring in the field of Science and Technology Studies. In the editors’ words, it is ′an unconventional but arresting atlas of the field at a particular moment in its history.′"
» SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
"This volume represents the social constructivist turn of the field. It is evident that social constructivism made a major impact on the field during the 1970s and 1980s. The diverse papers included here highlight the role of ethnography in STS. In addition, we are exposed to new perspectives of the multicultural and gendered nature of knowledge production."
Les mer"This volume represents the social constructivist turn of the field. It is evident that social constructivism made a major impact on the field during the 1970s and 1980s. The diverse papers included here highlight the role of ethnography in STS. In addition, we are exposed to new perspectives of the multicultural and gendered nature of knowledge production."
—Science, Technology, and Society
For the most current, comprehensive resource in this rapidly evolving field, look no further than the Revised Edition of the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. This masterful volume is the first resource in more than 15 years to define, summarize, and synthesize this complex multidisciplinary, international field. Tightly edited with contributions by an internationally recognized team of leading scholars, this volume addresses the crucial contemporary issues—both traditional and nonconventional—social studies, political studies, and humanistic studies in this changing field. Containing theoretical essays, extensive literature reviews, and detailed case studies, this remarkable volume clearly sets the standard for the field. It does nothing less than establish itself as the benchmark, one that will carry the field well into the next century.
"The long-awaited Handbook of Science and Technology Studies sponsored by the Society for Social Studies of Science is a truly substantial work, both in size and in the breadth of its many contributions. It is a rich and valuable guide to much that is transpiring in the field of Science and Technology Studies. In the editors′ words, it is ′an unconventional but arresting atlas of the field at a particular moment in its history.′"
—Science, Technology & Society
"This book is not only an important resource for practitioners, but it also may help to spark the curiosity of those who are outside the field—including scientists and engineers themselves—and so pull the ′half-seen world′ of science and technology studies even more fully into the light of day."
—American Scientist
"The book as a whole is an impressive testimony to the vitality of a burgeoning field."
—New Scientist
"It reflects the international and interdisciplinary nature of the society. An excellent resource"
—Choice
Detaljer
- Forlag
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 848
- ISBN
- 9780761924982
- Utgivelsesår
- 2002
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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"The long-awaited Handbook of Science and Technology Studies sponsored by the Society for Social Studies of Science is a truly substantial work, both in size and in the breadth of its many contributions. It is a rich and valuable guide to much that is transpiring in the field of Science and Technology Studies. In the editors’ words, it is ′an unconventional but arresting atlas of the field at a particular moment in its history.′"
» SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
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"This book is not only an important resource for practitioners, but it also may help to spark the curiosity of those who are outside the field—including scientists and engineers themselves—and so pull the ‘half-seen world′ of science and technology studies even more fully into the light of day."
» AMERICAN SCIENTIST
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"The book as a whole is an impressive testimony to the vitality of a burgeoning field."
» NEW SCIENTIST
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"It reflects the international and interdisciplinary nature of the society. An excellent resource"
» CHOICE