Science, Technology, and Society: New Perspectives and Directions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316616895)

This book gathers inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary perspectives on the effects that today's advances in science and technology have on issues ranging from government policy-making to how we see the differences between men and women. The chapters investigate how invention and innovation really take place, how science differs from competing forms of knowledge, and how science and technology could contribute more to the greater good of humanity. For instance, should there be legal restrictions on 'immoral inventions'? A key theme that runs throughout the book concerns who is taken into account at each stage and who is affected. The amount of influence users have on technology development and how non-users are factored in are evaluated as the impact of scientific and technological progression on society is investigated, including politics, economy, family life, and ethics.

Author: Todd L. Pittinsky
ISBN-10: 1316616894
ISBN-13: 9781316616895
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2020
Pages: 374
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d