Science, Technology, and Society: New Perspectives and Directions

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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/21/2019
Pages: 374
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781316616895

About the Author
Pittinsky, Todd L.: - Todd L. Pittinsky is a professor in the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University, State University of New York, and the Faculty Director of its Undergraduate College of Leadership and Service.