Science and Technology in Society – From Biotechnology to the Internet Kleinman

Science and Technology in SocietyFrom Biotechnology to the Internet\nAuthor(s): Daniel Lee Kleiman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631231813, 978-0631231813\nSynopsis\nThis thoughtful and engaging text challenges the widely held notion of science as somehow outside of society, and the idea that technology proceeds automatically down a singular and inevitable path. Through specific case studies involving contemporary debates, this book shows that science and technology are fundamentally part of society and are shaped by it.\n\nDraws on concepts from political sociology, organizational analysis, and contemporary social theory.\nAvoids dense theoretical debate.\nIncludes case studies and concluding chapter summaries for students and scholars.