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020			_a9781405187657
082			_a501 _bSIS
100			_aSismondo, Sergio
245			_aAn introduction to science and technology studies
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_bWiley-Blackwell, _c2009 _aChichester :
300			_aix, 244 p. ; _bill., _c23 cm
365			_b48.95 _c$ _d88.79
490			_aGownley, Jimmy. Amelia rules! book 1.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis volume provides a roadmap to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. The book presents the historical background for this burgeoning field, focusing on the central debates and key theoretical advances. Topics include realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, the role of experiment and theory, controversies, and the critique of science and technology. Distinctive in its attention to the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, and written specifically with students in mind, An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies is ideal for those new to this exciting and controversial area of study.--Jacket. Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date road map of the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies.
650			_aSociology of Science
650			_aTheory of Science
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