Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Society Studies (Suny Series in Science, Technology, and Society) [Paperback]

Stephen H. Cutcliffe (Editor), Carl Mitcham (Series Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001 | Series: Suny Series in Science, Technology, and Society

Maps interconnections between science, technology, and society in order to understand both benefits and costs.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Brings together the views of ten leading scholars to clarify the nature of Science, Technology, and Society Studies and point toward future developments. The interdisciplinary field of STS maps out the interconnected relationships among science, technology, and society in order to better understand both the innumerable benefits as well as problematic challenges. This book, rather than presenting science and technology as autonomous entities, analyzes each contextually as societal-mediated processes that reflect cultural, political, and economic values. It contains four basic programmatic essays that deal with technological determinism, the social constructivist view, STS and policy information, and the issue of interdisciplinarity. Visions of STS also stresses more specialized perspectives of work, education, and public policy analysis, and challenges the way STS itself is pursued. Taken together, these essays offer an exciting and unusually broad overview of STS.

About the Author

Stephen H. Cutcliffe is Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Lehigh University and coeditor of Technology and the West and Technology and American History.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791448460
• ISBN-13: 978-0791448465
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,563,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)