Social Research For Technological Change

Author : Anant Kamath
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000072207
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Context of Technological Experiences written by Anant Kamath and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how technology and society shape one another and that there are intrinsic connections between technological experiences and social relationships. It employs an array of theoretical concepts and methodological tools to examine the technology–society nexus among three urban groups in India (traditional caste-based handloom weavers, subaltern Dalit communities, and informal female labour). It provides evidence of how innovations such as industrial technologies, communication technologies, and workplace technologies are not only about strides in science and engineering but also about politics and sociology on the ground. The book contributes to the growing research in innovation studies and technology policy that establishes how technological processes and outcomes are contingent on complex sociological variables and contexts. The author offers an inclusive, holistic, and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the field of innovation and technological change and development by involving various methodologies (network analysis, archival work, oral histories, focus group discussions, interviews). The book will serve as reference for researchers and scholars in social sciences, especially those interested in development studies, science and technology policy and innovation studies, information and communication technology (ICT) policy, public policy, management, social work and research methods, economics, sociology, social exclusion and subaltern studies, women’s studies, and South Asian studies. It will also be useful to nongovernmental organisations, activists, and policymakers.

Author : Emmanuel G. Mesthene
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technological Change: Its Impact on Man and Society written by Emmanuel G. Mesthene and published by Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social research study of the impact of technological change and Innovation on social change in the USA. Annotated bibliography pp. 96 to 124 and references.

Author : Rudi Volti
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478652861
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Society and Technological Change written by Rudi Volti and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society and Technological Change continues to be the essential text for exploring the relationship between human societies and the ever-evolving landscape of technology. The ninth edition follows the historical trajectory of technological development and its profound impact on various aspects of human life, from communication and healthcare to economic systems and governance. At the same time, it shows how these technologies have themselves been shaped by social, economic, cultural, and political forces, and that the study of technology is important not just for its own sake but also for what it tells us about the kinds of societies we make for ourselves. With its engaging writing style and thought-provoking content, this new edition continues to be an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and anyone seeking a deep understanding of the intricate bond between society and technology in our ever-evolving world.

Author : Johan Friso Hertog
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Research for Technological Change written by Johan Friso Hertog and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ralph Schroeder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change written by Ralph Schroeder and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges the prevailing notion that science and technology are constructed or socially shaped. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realistic and pragmatic account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Schroeder begins by exploring the social organization of scientific and technological advances; the intersecting trajectories of big science and technological systems; and the impact of science and technology on economic change. He goes on to discuss the social implications of technology, including the way that it affects politics and consumption. The book then rethinks traditional theories about the relationship between science, technology, and social change. The argument presented shifts the debate on topics such as the relationship between growth and sustainability, and thus has important policy implications. This book will be of great interest to scholars, scientists, and anyone interested in understanding how science and technology are transforming our world.

Author : F. den Hertog
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Research for Technological Change written by F. den Hertog and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Savvas Andreas Katsikides
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144389172X
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Exploration of Technology and its Social Impact written by Savvas Andreas Katsikides and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a set of important articles dealing with technology’s role and its social impact within the new information age. Taking into consideration the rapid changes within the modern social sphere, the book will be of interest to those seeking to understand how technology is currently reshaping life, as well as its capacity to influence social change in the contemporary era. The book is of analytical and critical value, and concerns vital research issues within the context of the emerging information age. It draws together research devoted to key questions examining the relationship between the various new developments of technological systems and their social impact.

Author : Arnaud F. Marks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Impact of Technology on Society written by Arnaud F. Marks and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. Krohn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400998287
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dynamics of Science and Technology written by W. Krohn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interrelations of science and technology as an object of study seem to have drawn the attention of a number of disciplines: the history of both science and technology, sociology, economics and economic history, and even the philosophy of science. The question that comes to mind is whether the phenomenon itself is new or if advances in the disciplines involved account for this novel interest, or, in fact, if both are intercon nected. When the editors set out to plan this volume, their more or less explicit conviction was that the relationship of science and technology did reveal a new configuration and that the disciplines concerned with 1tS analysis failed at least in part to deal with the change because of conceptual and methodological preconceptions. To say this does not imply a verdict on the insufficiency of one and the superiority of any other one disciplinary approach. Rather, the situation is much more complex. In economics, for example, the interest in the relationship between science and technology is deeply influenced by the theoretical problem of accounting for the factors of economic growth. The primary concern is with technology and the problem is whether the market induces technological advances or whether they induce new demands that explain the subsequent diffusion of new technologies. Science is generally considered to be an exogenous factor not directly subject to market forces and, therefore, appears to be of no interest.

Author : David Edge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Shaping of Technology written by David Edge and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: