The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies

@article{citeulike:2742029, abstract = {For the most current, comprehensive resource in the social scientific, humanistic, and policy studies of science and technology, look no further than the HANDBOOK OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES. This masterful volume represents the first attempt in more than fifteen years to define, summarize, and synthesize the advances made in this rapidly evolving, complex, and multidisciplinary field. Contributions come from a distinguished array of scholars from around the globe, representing ten countries and a dozen different academic disciplines. In twenty-eight authoritative chapters, these contributors provide not only traditional syntheses of the literature in the major subfields of science and technology studies (STS) --- such as science culture, science communication, science and government, and scientific controversies --- but provocative theoretical, historical, and policy essays as well. Selected case studies on the cutting edge of STS, such as those on the human genome project or artificial intelligence, point the way for future developments in the field.}, citeulike-article-id = {2742029}, edition = {First}, editor = {Jasanoff, Sheila and Markle, Gerald E. and Petersen, James C. and Pinch, Trevor }, keywords = {handbook, science, sts, studies, technology}, posted-at = {2008-05-01 09:05:40}, priority = {5}, publisher = {SAGE Publications, Inc.}, title = {The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2742029 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2742029 TI - The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies PB - SAGE Publications, Inc. N2 - For the most current, comprehensive resource in the social scientific, humanistic, and policy studies of science and technology, look no further than the HANDBOOK OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES. This masterful volume represents the first attempt in more than fifteen years to define, summarize, and synthesize the advances made in this rapidly evolving, complex, and multidisciplinary field. Contributions come from a distinguished array of scholars from around the globe, representing ten countries and a dozen different academic disciplines. In twenty-eight authoritative chapters, these contributors provide not only traditional syntheses of the literature in the major subfields of science and technology studies (STS) --- such as science culture, science communication, science and government, and scientific controversies --- but provocative theoretical, historical, and policy essays as well. Selected case studies on the cutting edge of STS, such as those on the human genome project or artificial intelligence, point the way for future developments in the field. KW - handbook KW - science KW - sts KW - studies KW - technology A2 - Jasanoff, Sheila A2 - Markle, Gerald A2 - Petersen, James A2 - Pinch, Trevor PY - 1995/// ER -