TY - BOOK AU - McGinn, Robert E., TI - Science, technology, and society SN - 137947364 AV - Q 175.5 .M34 1991 PY - 1991/// CY - Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey PB - Prentice-Hall KW - SCIENCE -- SOCIAL ASPECTS N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why study science and technology in society? -- Science and technology : their natures and relationship -- Contemporary science and technology : some important characteristics -- Contexts of science and technology -- Theories of science and technology in society -- Social institutions -- Social groups -- World views and human values -- Ethics -- The character of everyday life -- The fine arts -- International relations -- Influence agents, types, and effects -- Social control of science and technology -- Science, technology, and the future : new mentalities, new practices -- The current state of the STS field : a brief overview N2 - A systematic, integrated exploration of the relationship between science and technology and modern society - from a sociological and philosophical perspective ER -