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Technology and Society: Inside Technology

Autor Deborah G. Johnson, Jameson M. Wetmore
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 aug 2021
Writings by thinkers ranging from Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain to Bruno Latour that focus on the interconnections of technology, society, and values. Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. In order to influence the development of technology for the better, we must first understand how technology and society are inextricably bound together. These writings--by thinkers ranging from Bruno Latour to Francis Fukuyama--help us do just that, examining how people shape technology and how technology shapes people. This second edition updates the original significantly, offering twenty-one new essays along with fifteen from the first edition. The book first presents visions of the future that range from technological utopias to cautionary tales and then introduces several major STS theories. It examines human and social values and how they are embedded in technological choices and explores the interesting and subtle complexities of the technology-society relationship. Remedying a gap in earlier theorizing in the field, many of the texts illustrate how race and gender are intertwined with technology. Finally, the book offers a set of readings that focus on the sociotechnical challenges we face today, treating topics that include cybersecurity, geoengineering, and the myth of neutral technology.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780262539968
ISBN-10: 0262539969
Pagini: 640
Ilustrații: 43 figures
Dimensiuni: 176 x 251 x 37 mm
Greutate: 1.02 kg
Ediția:2 Revised edition
Editura: MIT Press Ltd
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edited by Deborah G. Johnson and Jameson M. Wetmore

Cuprins

Introduction 
I Visions of a Technological Future
II The Relationship Between Technology and Society
III Technology and Values
IV The Complex Nature of Sociotechnical Systems
V Twenty-First-Century Challenges and Strategies 
Index