Social shaping of technology, the
Auteur :
MacKenzie, Donald / Wajcman, Judy
Éditeur :
Open University Press
ISBN :
9780335199136
Date de publication :
16 juin 1999
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,1 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
804 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology to society. It examines different types of technology and argues that social scientists have tended to ignore the question of what shapes technology?