{"product_id":"9780631231813","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 Kleiman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on concepts from political sociology, organizational analysis, and contemporary social theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids dense theoretical debate.\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\u003e14 October 2005\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\u003e9780631231813\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315009056908,"sku":"9780631231813","price":125.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631231813.jpg?v=1780194299","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631231813","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}