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Author : Göran Therborn
Publisher : New Left Books
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B2693073
Author : B. Russell
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : History
ISBN : 9785885009089
Author : Lesley Cormack,Andrew Ede
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442604483
A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. In this edition, the authors examine the robust intellectual exchange between East and West and provide new discussions of two women in science: Maria Merian and Maria Winkelmann. A chapter on the relationship between science and war has been added as well as a section on climate change. The further readings section has been updated to reflect recent contributions to the field. Other new features include timelines at the end of each chapter, 70 upgraded illustrations, and new maps of Renaissance Europe, Captain James Cook's voyages, the 2nd voyage of the Beagle, and the main war front during World War I.
Author : Robert E. McGinn
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035109763
A systematic, integrated exploration of the relationship between science and technology and modern society - from a sociological and philosophical perspective.
Author : Alex Khasnabish
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773635385
Grounded in the sister disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this textbook is an accessible and critical introduction to contemporary social research. Alex Khasnabish eschews the common disciplinary silos in favour of an integrated approach to understanding and practising critical social research. Situated in the North American context, the text draws on cross-cultural examples to give readers a clear sense of the diversity in human social relations. It is organized thematically in a way that introduces readers to the core areas of social research and social organization and takes an unapologetically radical approach in identifying the relations of oppression and exploitation that give rise to what most corporate textbooks euphemistically identify as “social problems.” Focusing on key dynamics and processes at the heart of so many contemporary issues and public conversations, this text highlights the ways in which critical social research can contribute to exploring, understanding and forging alternatives to an increasingly bankrupt, violent, unstable and unjust status quo.
Author : Göran Therborn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:477250664
Author : Daniel Lee Kleiman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405148191
This 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. Draws on concepts from political sociology, organizational analysis, and contemporary social theory. Avoids dense theoretical debate. Includes case studies and concluding chapter summaries for students and scholars.
Author : Cyrus Schayegh
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520254473
"A singular scholarly achievement and a valuable contribution to modern Iranian and Middle Eastern history. Schayegh's research promises to fuel ongoing debates concerning modernity and nationalism in Iran and elsewhere."—Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, author of Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946 "The author has accomplished the most thorough work of research that I am familiar with in the field of 20th century Iranian history."—H. E. Chehabi, Boston University "A fascinating study of Iranian doctors and scientists and the ways they forged a distinctive route to modernity. This book is rich with insights for the present."—Lynn Hunt, University of California, Los Angeles
Author : Martin Bridgstock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998-03-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521587352
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the human, social and economic aspects of science and technology. It is broad, interdisciplinary and international, with a focus on Australia. The authors present complex issues in an accessible and engaging form. Invaluable for both students and teachers.
Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317230014
Many of the revolutionary effects of science and technology are obvious enough. Bertrand Russell saw in the 1950s that there are also many negative aspects of scientific innovation. Insightful and controversial in equal measure, Russell argues that science offers the world greater well-being than it has ever known, on the condition that prosperity is dispersed; power is diffused by means of a single, world government; birth rates do not become too high; and war is abolished. Russell acknowledges that is a tall order, but remains essentially optimistic. He imagines mankind in a 'race between human skill as to means and human folly as to ends', but believes human society will ultimately choose the path of reason. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Preface by Tim Sluckin.
Author : Mark Erickson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781509503247
Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and diseases such as cancer and dementia, and science has made important contributions to today’s knowledge economies and knowledge societies. And yet science is considered by many to be remote, and even dangerous. It seems that as we have more science, we have less understanding of what science actually is. The new edition of this popular text redresses this knowledge gap and provides a novel framework for making sense of science, particularly in relation to contemporary social issues such as climate change. Using real-world examples, Mark Erickson explores what science is and how it is carried out, what the relationship between science and society is, how science is represented in contemporary culture, and how scientific institutions are structured. Throughout, the book brings together sociology, science and technology studies, cultural studies and philosophy to provide a far-reaching understanding of science and technology in the twenty-first century. Fully updated and expanded in its second edition, Science, Culture and Society will continue to be key reading on courses across the social sciences and humanities that engage with science in its social and cultural context.
Author : Michael Polanyi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226163444
In its concern with science as an essentially human enterprise, Science, Faith and Society makes an original and challenging contribution to the philosophy of science. On its appearance in 1946 the book quickly became the focus of controversy. Polanyi aims to show that science must be understood as a community of inquirers held together by a common faith; science, he argues, is not the use of "scientific method" but rather consists in a discipline imposed by scientists on themselves in the interests of discovering an objective, impersonal truth. That such truth exists and can be found is part of the scientists' faith. Polanyi maintains that both authoritarianism and scepticism, attacking this faith, are attacking science itself.
Author : Jones, Stephen,Catto, Rebecca
Publisher : Bristol University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529206944
The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce. This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, ‘science’ forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.
Author : Geeta Verma
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781604976595
"In this book, the author posits that the exploration of urban students' engagement with school science using sociocultural perspectives may uncover factors that influence students learning and success in the science classrooms. The author further proposes that using curricula framed around sociocultural perspectives may develop students' understandings about the role science and technology plays in their lives, as well as well as in the larger society, thus making science more accessible and relevant for these children in urban settings." "There has been no study to date that examines the impact of curricular approaches guided by a sociocultural framework (contextualized curriculum in this study) on the comprehension level and attitudes of students. The study fills that gap and holds implications for the inclusion of alternative curricular framework in urban middle school science classrooms." "The author has used a mixed-methods study and draws upon both quantitative and qualitative data sources. The study design allows the reader to appreciate the perspectives of participating students and teachers on the use of contextualized curricular framework versus curricular framework guided by IVF practices in urban middle school science classrooms"--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Bruno Latour
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0674792912
From weaker to stronger rhetoric : literature - Laboratories - From weak points to strongholds : machines - Insiders out - From short to longer networks : tribunals of reason - Centres of calculation.