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The Sociology of Science and Technology

British Journal of Sociology, 1970
Stephen Cotgrove
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The Broken Boundaries between Science and Technology Studies and Cultural Sociology: Introduction to an Interview with Trevor Pinch

Cultural Sociology, 2014
The article introduces and comments upon the themes developed in the interview with the sociologist of science and technology Trevor Pinch in this issue of Cultural Sociology.
Paolo Magaudda
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The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology might Benefit Each Other [PDF]

Social Studies of Science, 1984
The need for an integrated social constructivist approach towards the study of science and technology is outlined. Within such a programme both scientific facts and technological artefacts are to be understood as social constructs.
Wiebe E Bijker
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The Sociology of Science and Technology

2007
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The Sociology of Medical Science and Technology

Contemporary Sociology, 1999
1. Assessing the Social Impact of Genetic Biotechnologies: Evan Willis (La Trobe University Australia). 2. The Abortion Pill RU486: A Case of Organizational and Technological Change: Sharon Tabberer (Anglia Polytechnic University). 3. a Strange Bedfellowsa in the Laboratory of the NHS?
Duane A. Matcha, Mary Ann Elston
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Mapping the Dynamics of Science and Technology: Sociology of Science in the Real World.

Contemporary Sociology, 1988
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - PART 1 INTRODUCTION - Introduction: How to Study the Force of Science M.Callon, J.Law and A.Rip - PART 2 THE POWER OF TEXTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - The Sociology of an Actor-Network: The Case of the Electric Vehicle M.Callon - Laboratories and Texts J.Law - Writing Science: Fact and Fiction: The
Susan E. Cozzens, Michel Callon, John Law, Arie Rip   +3 more
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Sociology of Science and Technology

1991
We saw in the previous chapter that scientific knowledge can no longer be treated as some asocial, privileged account of nature. Sociologists and historians of science have shown that the general shape and direction of science is influenced by social processes. So too are the very knowledge-claims of science itself.
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History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science and Science-Technology-Society Traditions in Science Education: Continuities and Discontinuities

2013
In the last decades, a great amount of research has advocated innovating science education through teaching contents of the history, sociology, and philosophy of science in order for the students to get a reliable image of science, significant and relevant learning experiences, and higher interest and engagement in science.
Veli-Matti Vesterinen, María-Antonia Manassero-Mas, Ángel Vázquez-Alonso   +2 more
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A Technological Science Perspective for Sociology¹

Rural Sociology, 1995
AbstractThe traditional positivist model is an inadequate foundation for sociology as a science. The phenomena of society differ from the phenomena assumed by positivism and existing in the world of nature in ways that prevent the successful use of that traditional approach.
W. Keith Warner, J. Lynn England
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The History and Sociology of Computer Science and Technology II (cont.).

2022
A second historiography series was started and is now continued, with the same goal of encouraging prospective research.
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