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    An introduction to science and technology studies / Sergio Sismondo.

    • Title:An introduction to science and technology studies / Sergio Sismondo.
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    • Author/Creator:Sismondo, Sergio.
    • Published/Created:Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2004.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Science--Philosophy.
      Science--Social aspects.
      Technology--Philosophy.
      Technology--Social aspects.
    • Description:vii, 202 pages.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0631234438 (alk. paper)
      0631234446 (alk. paper)
    • Contents:1. Prehistory of Science and Technology Studies
      2. Kuhnian Revolution
      3. Questioning Functionalism in the Sociology of Science
      4. Stratification and Discrimination
      5. Strong Programme and the Sociology of Knowledge
      6. Social Construction of Scientific and Technical Realities
      7. Actor-Network Theory
      8. Two Questions Concerning Technology
      9. Laboratories
      10. Controversies
      11. Standardization and Objectivity
      12. Creating Order, Following Rules
      13. Feminist S&TS and its Extensions
      14. Rhetoric and Discourse
      15. Unnaturalness of Science and Technology
      16. Expertise and the Public Understanding of Science.
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