Ideas, Machines, and Values An Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies

by Cutcliffe, Stephen H.

• ISBN13: 9780742500662
• ISBN10: 0742500667
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-05
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Ideas, Machines, and Values is an introductory overview of the emergence of STS as a field of study, as well as a portrait of its current interests and concerns. The book examines the growth of STS from its birth in the mid-1960s through its development as an interdisciplinary field to its present state. Also addressed are the questions Why should we study STS? and In what direction should STS be headed? Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	vii
The Historical Emergence of STS as an Academic Field	1	(15)
Societal Contextualization in the Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Science and Technology	16	(28)
Philosophy of Science	17	(3)
Sociology of Science	20	(3)
History of Science	23	(3)
History of Technology	26	(3)
Sociology of Technology	29	(3)
Philosophy of Technology	32	(12)
Interdisciplinarity and the Current State of STS	44	(35)
The Issue of Interdisciplinarity	44	(8)
The Turn to Culture	52	(9)
Science Wars	61	(8)
Conclusion	69	(10)
STS Programs, Institutions, and Journals	79	(29)
A Conceptual Framework of Analysis	79	(3)
Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Programs	82	(4)
Science, and Technology Studies Programs	86	(4)
Science, Technology, and Society	90	(3)
General Education and the Primary-Secondary Level	93	(6)
Conclusion	99	(9)
Why Do STS, or Where Do We Go from Here?	108	(29)
Framing a Response	108	(5)
Crossing over the High Church-Low Church Aisle	113	(6)
STS Activism	119	(5)
Education for Enhanced Technoscientific Management and Literacy	124	(13)
Conclusion	137	(6)
Bibliographic Essay	143	(24)
Selected Bibliography	167	(5)
Index	172	(8)
About the Author	180