Science, Technology And Society: A Sociological Approach

Science, Technology, and Society Science, Technology, and Society A Sociological Approach Wenda K. Bauchspies, Jennifer Croissant, and Sal Restivo © 2006 by Wenda K. Bauchspies, Jennifer Croissant, and Sal Restivo BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of Wenda K. Bauchspies, Jennifer Croissant, and Sal Restivo to be identified as the Authors of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1 2006 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bauchspies, Wenda K. Science, technology, and society : a sociological approach / Wenda K. Bauchspies, Jennifer Croissant, and Sal Restivo. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-631-23209-4 (acid-free paper) ISBN-10: 0-631-23209-5 (acid-free paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-631-23210-0 (pbk. : acid-free paper) ISBN-10: 0-631-23210-9 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1. Science—Social aspects. 2. Technology—Social aspects. 3. Technology— Sociological aspects. I. Croissant, Jennifer, 1965– II. Restivo, Sal P. III. Title. Q175.5.B384 2006 303.48′3—dc22 2005002632 A catalogue record for this title is available from the Britis