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050 _aQ 175.5 .M34 1991
100 _aMcGinn, Robert E.,
_eauthor
245 0 _aScience, technology, and society /
_cRobert E. McGinn.
260 _aEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey :
_bPrentice-Hall,
_cc1991
300 _axvii, 302 pages ;
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aWhy 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.
520 _aA systematic, integrated exploration of the relationship between science and technology and modern society - from a sociological and philosophical perspective.
650 _aSCIENCE -- SOCIAL ASPECTS
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