Stephen H Cutcliffe

Ideas, Machines, and Values

An Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ideas, Machines, and Values is an introductory overview of the emergence of STS as a field of study, as well as a portrait of its current interests and concerns. The book examines the growth of STS from its birth in the mid-1960s through its development as an interdisciplinary field to its present state. Also addressed are the questions "Why should we study STS?" and "In what direction should STS be headed?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 151mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780742500662
• ISBN-10: 0742500667
• Artikelnr.: 22005184

Autorenporträt

Stephen H. Cutcliffe is the director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Lehigh University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 2 The Historical Emergence of
STS as an Academic Field Chapter 3 Societal Contextualization in the
Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Science and Technology Chapter 4
Interdisciplinarity and the Current State of STS Chapter 5 STS Programs,
Institutions, and Journals Chapter 6 Why Do STS, or Where Do We Go from
Here? Chapter 7 Conclusion Chapter 8 Bibliographic Essay Chapter 9 Selected
Bibliography