{"product_id":"rethinking-science-technology-and-social-ralph-schroeder-9780804755887","title":"Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the prevailing notion that science and technology are constructed or socially shaped. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realistic and pragmatic account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchroeder begins by exploring the social organization of scientific and technological advances; the intersecting trajectories of big science and technological systems; and the impact of science and technology on economic change. He goes on to discuss the social implications of technology, including the way that it affects politics and consumption. The book then rethinks traditional theories about the relationship between science, technology, and social change. The argument presented shifts the debate on topics such as the relationship between growth and sustainability, and thus has important policy implications. This book will be of great interest to scholars, scientists, and anyone interested in understanding how science and technology are transforming our world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Schroeder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804755884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804755887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 12","brand":"Ralph Schroeder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401254293759,"sku":"9780804755887","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cb82a1e-fd0f-45b1-b7b6-768f8f80bd1a.jpg?v=1733887181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-science-technology-and-social-ralph-schroeder-9780804755887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}