Product Description

This is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of current research, major theoretical perspectives, and new research directions in the study of science, technology, and society."Science and Technology Studies" in a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology in their cultural, historical, and social contexts. "The New Handbook of Science and Technology Studies" provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field, reviewing current research and major theoretical and methodological approaches and analyzing emergent issues in a form that is accessible to new and established scholars from a range of disciplines. Handbook chapters review the dominant theoretical perspectives of STS, present the current state of research on a spectrum of topics in the field, analyze changes brought about by the commercialization of science, study interactions between science and other institutions, examine the role of experts and the public in scientific and technological decision making, and consider the cultural and social dimensions of new technologies." The New Handbook of Science and Technology Studies" is the third in a series of volumes sponsored by the Society for Social Studies of Science that have defined the field of Science and Technology Studies. It will be an essential resource for scholars in that field as well as for those in such neighboring disciplines as anthropology, history, philosophy, sociology, law, political science, feminist and critical theory, and literary studies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119299 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1080 pages

Review
"A truly substantial work, both in size and the breadth of its many contributions. It is a rich and valuable guide to much that is transpiring in the field." - Science, Technology & Society "The book as a whole is an impressive testimony to the vitality of a burgeoning field." - New Scientist"

About the Author
Edward J. Hackett is Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University and Director of the Division of Social and Economic Sciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation. Olga Amsterdamska teaches social studies of science, philosophy of science, and history of medicine in the Science and Technology Studies program at the University of Amsterdam. Michael Lynch is Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Cornell University. Judy Wajcman is Professor of Sociology in the Demography and Sociology Program at Australia National University.