{"product_id":"9780631231820","title":"Science and Technology in Society From Biotechnology to the Internet","description":"\u003ch3\u003eKey Themes in Sociology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eScience and Technology in Society\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Biotechnology to the Internet\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Lee Kleinman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis thoughtful and engaging text challenges the widely held notion of science as somehow outside of society, and the idea that technology proceeds automatically down a singular and inevitable path. Through specific case studies involving contemporary debates, this book shows that science and technology are fundamentally part of society and are shaped by it. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on concepts from political sociology, organizational analysis, and contemporary social theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids dense theoretical debate.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes case studies and concluding chapter summaries for students and scholars.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Lee Kleinman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. He is the author most recently of\u003ci\u003e Impure Cultures: University Biology and the World of Commerce\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 January 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631231820\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e154\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314999390348,"sku":"9780631231820","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631231820_b974f635-acd4-4a64-bb7a-9e99f4b53ce3.jpg?v=1780194753","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631231820","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}