01413cam a2200241   4500001000500000005001700005008004100022010001700063035002300080035000300103020002200106020002500128050002400153100003000177245005800207260005300265300002700318440005700345504006600402505064200468650002901110650003201139306420230410132726.0060907n1991    nju                 eng    a   90038403   a(OCoLC)ocm21905785    a0137947364 (pbk.)  a9780137947362 (pbk.)14aQ 175.5bM478s 19911 aMcGinn, Robert E.,d1941-10aScience, technology, and society /cRobert E. McGinn.  aEnglewood Cliffs, N.J. :bPrentice Hall,cc1991.  axvii, 302 p. ;c23 cm. 0aPrentice-Hall foundations of modern sociology series  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-292) and index.0 aWhy study science and technology in society? -- Science and technology : their natures and relationship -- Contemporary science and technology : some important characteristics -- Contexts of science and technology -- Theories of science and technology in society -- Social institutions -- Social groups -- World views and human values -- Ethics -- The character of everyday life -- The fine arts -- International relations -- Influence agents, types, and effects -- Social control of science and technology -- Science, technology, and the future : new mentalities, new practices -- The current state of the STS field :  a brief overview. 0aSciencexSocial aspects. 0aTechnologyxSocial aspects.