The Social Shaping of Technology
by Donald MacKenzie, Judy Wajcman
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"Technological change is often seen as something that follows its own logic - something we may welcome, or about which we may protest, but which we are unable to alter fundamentally. This reader challenges that assumption and its distinguished contributors demonstrate that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. General arguments are introduced about the relation of technology to society and different types of technology are examined: the show more technology of production; domestic and reproductive technology; and military technology."--Jacket. show lessTags
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very interesting view of how society's powerful follow their own profiteering and controlling activities under the excuse of "you can't stop technology. some nice examples eg do artifacts have politics?
Good essay collection.
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Judy Wajcman is Professor of Sociology at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University and a Centennial Professor in the Gender Institute and Sociology, London School of Economics.
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- Sociology, Nonfiction, Technology, History, Science & Nature, Sexuality and Gender Studies
- DDC/MDS
- 306.46 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Specific aspects of culture Technology
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- T14.5 .S6383 — Technology Technology (General)
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