Sociology of Science by Myra J. Hird

Sociology of Science: A Critical Canadian Introduction provides an overview of the scientific enterprise using the techniques and tools of modern sociology with a particular emphasis on Canadian research. Top page

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Sociology of Science: A Critical Canadian Introduction provides an overview of how sociology approaches science and, to a lesser extent, technology. It examines how science developed as a set of theories about both what we know and how we know. The book provides a succinct critical examination of the current state of science studies with a particular emphasis on research conducted by Canadian scholars. Hird illustrates that science studies offers useful perspectives on current and ongoing sociological debates, such as the strengths and limitations of social constructionism, as well as popular public debates, such as the ethics of stem-cell research. Using examples from throughout history and with a focus on the Canadian context, the book provides students with an examination of influential science studies concepts, theories, and debates and situates these theories and debates within contemporary field of sociology. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada

Pages: 184

More info: height 229 mm width 153 mm weight 246 gr thickness 9 mm

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC23) 303.483 Library of Congress Subject: Science - Social aspects

Record updated at: 07 May, 2013 time: 14:12

Summary Sociology of Science LIST OF BOXES, FIGURES, AND TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CANADIAN SOCIETY; SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION; THE IDEA AND IDEAL OF MODERN SCIENCE; THE IDEA OF MODERN SCIENCE; THE IDEAL OF MODERN SCIENCE; SOCIOLOGICAL CRITIQUES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MODERN; SCIENCE NEVER REPLACED RELIGION; SCIENCE HAS NEVER BEEN PURE; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED READINGS; WEBSITES AND FILMS; CHAPTER 2: SCIENCE IS SOCIAL RELATIONS: PART I; THE SCIENCE WARS; SCIENTIFIC REALISM AND ANTI-REALISM; SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED MATTERS OF FACT; WHY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE SOCIAL; THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THOUGHT COLLECTIVES, PARADIGMS, AND NORMAL SCIENCE; ALL SCIENCE IS SOCIAL; EVERYTHING IS SOCIAL RELATIONS, BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS HUMAN; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANGLES HUMANS AND OTHER ENTITIES; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED READINGS; WEBSITES AND FILMS; CHAPTER 3: SCIENCE IS SOCIAL RELATIONS: PART II; INTRODUCTION; QUANTUM WEIRDNESS; LIFE ITSELF; SUMMARY; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED READINGS; WEBSITES AND FILMS; CHAPTER 4: HOW SCIENCE IS SOCIAL; INTRODUCTION; THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD; HOW SOCIOLOGISTS STUDY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STUDYING SCIENTISTS; STUDYING LABORATORIES; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED READINGS; WEBSITES AND FILMS; CHAPTER 5: SCIENCE AND/AS POWER; INTRODUCTION; POLITICAL ECONOMIES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; FEMINIST SCIENCE STUDIES; WOMEN AS PRODUCERS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; WOMEN AND KNOWLEDGE; WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCES AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE; THE SEPARATION OF NATURE AND CULTURE; RACIALIZED, INDIGENOUS, AND ANTI-RACIST SCIENCE STUDIES; RE-THINKING THE BIOLOGY OF RACE; RACE, GENES, AND HEALTH; THE HUMAN GENOME DIVERSITY PROJECT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; (DIS)ABILITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED READINGS; WEBSITES AND FILMS; CHAPTER 6: VALUES, TRUST, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; GOOD SCIENCE, BAD SCIENCE; SCIENCE AND VALUES; SCIENCE AND TRUST; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION; SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES; KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION AND CITIZEN SCIENCE; KEY TERMS; SUMMARY; CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED READINGS; WEBSITES AND FILMS; NOTES; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX Top page

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