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Science, culture and society : understanding science in the 21st century / Mark Erickson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Second edition, revised and updatedDescription: 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0745662242
  • 9780745662244
  • 0745662250
  • 9780745662251
Other title:
  • Science, culture and society : understanding science in the twenty first century [Other title]
  • Understanding science in the 21st century
  • Science, culture and society [Cover title]
  • Science, culture and society [Spine title]
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 306.45 23
LOC classification:
  • Q175.5 .E75 2016
Contents:
Preface to second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Science, culture and society -- 2. In the laboratory -- 3. Scientific knowledge -- 4. History -- 5. Scientists and scientific communities -- 6. Popular science -- 7. Science fiction -- 8. Science in a changing world -- References -- Index.
Summary: "Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and diseases such as cancer and dementia, and science has made important contributions to today’s knowledge economies and knowledge societies. And yet science is considered by many to be remote, and even dangerous. It seems that as we have more science, we have less understanding of what science actually is. The new edition of this popular text redresses this knowledge gap and provides a novel framework for making sense of science, particularly in relation to contemporary social issues such as climate change. Using real-world examples, Mark Erickson explores what science is and how it is carried out, what the relationship between science and society is, how science is represented in contemporary culture, and how scientific institutions are structured. Throughout, the book brings together sociology, science and technology studies, cultural studies and philosophy to provide a far-reaching understanding of science and technology in the twenty-first century." --Publisher's website.
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Revised editon of the author's Science, culture and society, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Science, culture and society -- 2. In the laboratory -- 3. Scientific knowledge -- 4. History -- 5. Scientists and scientific communities -- 6. Popular science -- 7. Science fiction -- 8. Science in a changing world -- References -- Index.

"Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and diseases such as cancer and dementia, and science has made important contributions to today’s knowledge economies and knowledge societies. And yet science is considered by many to be remote, and even dangerous. It seems that as we have more science, we have less understanding of what science actually is. The new edition of this popular text redresses this knowledge gap and provides a novel framework for making sense of science, particularly in relation to contemporary social issues such as climate change. Using real-world examples, Mark Erickson explores what science is and how it is carried out, what the relationship between science and society is, how science is represented in contemporary culture, and how scientific institutions are structured. Throughout, the book brings together sociology, science and technology studies, cultural studies and philosophy to provide a far-reaching understanding of science and technology in the twenty-first century." --Publisher's website.

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