Visions of STS brings together the views of ten leading scholars to clarify the nature of Science, Technology, and Society Studies and point toward future developments. The interdisciplinary field of STS maps out the interconnected relationships among science, technology, and society in order to better understand both the innumerable benefits as well as problematic challenges. This book, rather than presenting science and technology as autonomous entities, analyzes each contextually as societal-mediated processes that reflect cultural, political, and economic values. It contains four basic programmatic essays that deal with technological determinism, the social constructivist view, STS and policy information, and the issue of interdisciplinarity. Visions of STS also stresses more specialized perspectives of work, education, and public policy analysis, and challenges the way STS itself is pursued. Taken together, these essays offer an exciting and unusually broad overview of STS.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.

No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.

Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete

Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.

Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.

We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.

Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.

Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.

Yes, you can access Visions of STS by Stephen H. Cutcliffe, Carl Mitcham, Stephen H. Cutcliffe,Carl Mitcham in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Democracy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

SUNY Press

Year

2012

Print ISBN

9780791448465, 9780791448458

eBook ISBN

Topic

Subtopic

Index

Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Social Studies
Contents
Introduction: The Visionary Challenge of STS
1. Where Technological Determinism Went
2. Understanding Technological Culture through a Constructivist View of Science, Technology, and Society
3. Three Perspectives in STS in the Policy Context
4. Making Disciplines Disappear in STS
5. An STS Perspective on Technology and Work
6. Science-Technology-Society and Education: A Focus on Learning and How Persons Know
7. STS from a Policy Perspective
8. STS on Other Planets
9. Gender: The Missing Factor in STS
10. Postmodern Prodcution and STS Studies: A Revolution Ignored
Bibliography
Index

About this book

Frequently asked questions

Information

Table of contents