Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

By Sergio Sismondo

Book Overview

This volume provides a roadmap to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. Provides an accessible overview of science and technology studies. Features numerous empirical studies and illustrative examples. Focuses on the central debates and key theoretical advances. Includes topics such as realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, the role of experiment and theory, controversies, and the critique of science and technology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631234446
• ISBN13: 9780631234449
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"