Science, technology, and society / edited by Sal Restivo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Restivo, Sal P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Social aspects--Encyclopedias.

Technology.

Technological innovations--Social aspects--Encyclopedias.

Technological innovations.

Science--Social aspects--Encyclopedias.

Science.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 701 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Science, Technology, and Society' offers approximately 150 articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions worldwide. The theme is the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture.

Contents:

Intro

TITLE PAGE

CONTENTS

Introduction

Science and Society

Technology and Society

Medicine and Society

ABORTION/ANTI-ABORTION CONFLICT.

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.

AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY.

AIDS AND SOCIETY.

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ASTRONOMY.

ATOMIC AGE.

AUTOMOBILE, THE.

BIOENGINEERING.

BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM.

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES.

BIOTECHNOLOGY.

BIRTH CONTROL.

Male Contraception

The Pill

BRAIN AND MIND SCIENCES.

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.

CLONES AND CLONING.

COMMUNICATION IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY AND TECHNOLOGY.

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

COMPUTERS.

CONTRACEPTION.

CULTURE AND SCIENCE.

DISEASES, EMERGING.

DRUGS AND SOCIETY.

ECONOMY, THE, AND SCIENCE.

ECONOMY, THE, AND TECHNOLOGY.

EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES.

EDUCATION, PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE OF.

ELECTRICITY.

ENERGY SYSTEMS.

ENGINEERING CULTURES.

EPISTEMIC CULTURES.

FAMILY, THE, AND SCIENCE.

GENDER AND GLOBALIZATION.

GENDER, RACE, CLASS IN SCIENCE

GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS IN TECHNOLOGY.

GENETICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING.

GENETICS AND SOCIETY.

GOVERNMENT AND SCIENCE.

GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.

GRASSROOTS SCIENCE.

HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO.

HISTORY OF SCIENCE.

HUMAN SUBJECTS IN MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS.

HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE.

HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS IN SCIENCE.

INTERNET, THE.

INVENTION IN HISTORY AND CULTURE.

Overview

INVENTION, INVENTORS, AND DESIGN.

Design and Society

The Social Role of Inventors

KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION.

LAW AND SCIENCE.

LAW AND TECHNOLOGY.

LOGIC.

MATHEMATICS AND LOGIC.

MEDIA AND MEDICINE.

MEDIA AND SCIENCE.

MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY.

MEDICAL COMMUNITY, THE.

Communication with the Public

Health Communication

MEDICAL PROFESSION.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES.

MEDICAL VALUES AND ETHICS.

MEDICINE, SCIENTIFIC.

METRICS OF SCIENCE.

MILITARY, THE, AND TECHNOLOGY

MISCONDUCT, SCIENTIFIC.

MUSEUMS.

NATURE, CONCEPTS OF.

NETWORKS AND LARGE-SCALE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.

PAIN AND CULTURE.

PATIENTS, MEDICAL COMMUNICATION WITH.

PATIENTS' RIGHTS.

PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICINE AND SOCIETY.

PERSPECTIVES ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY.

PHARMACEUTICAL ANTHROPOLOGY.

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY.

POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HEALTH

POLITICS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH.

MEDICAL RESEARCH.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLITIES IN SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH.

PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND TECHNICAL ROLES IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE.

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY.

RAIN FORESTS.

RELIGION AND SCIENCE.

RELIGION AND TECHNOLOGY.

REPLICATION.

REPRESENTATION

AND SCIENCE.

REPRESENTATION AND TECHNOLOGY.

Imaging Technologies

RISK.

ROBOTS AND SOCIETY.

RUSSIA: PSYCHOLOGY OF SCIENCE.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY.

SCIENCE IN HISTORY

Global Perspective

Africa

China

Eastern Europe and Russia

India

Japan

Latin America

Middle East

United States and Western Europe

SCIENCE POLICY, DEVELOPMENT OF.

SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

Norms

Organization

SEX AND THE BODY IN SCIENCE.

SEX AND THE BODY IN TECHNOLOGY.

SOCIAL SCIENCES.

SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE.

SOCIOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHY.

SOCIOLOGY OF UPPER LIMITS.

TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.

TECHNOLOGY IN CULTURE.

TECHNOLOGY IN HISTORY

Africa and the Middle East

China.

Eastern Europe and Russia

TELEPHONE, THE.

TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES.

TUSKEGEE PROJECT, THE.

WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN TE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

Topical Outline of Articles

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

"Oxford Reference Online Premium."

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781280835131

1280835133

9780199891269

0199891265

OCLC:

926368318

Publisher Number:

9780195141931