عنوان

Atoms, bytes and genes :

شابک

0415958032

شابک

9780415958035

شابک اشتباه

1315775999

شابک اشتباه

9781315775999

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Atoms, bytes and genes :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

public resistance and techno-scientific responses /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Martin W. Bauer

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xix, 298 pages ;

ابعاد

24 cm

عنوان فروست

Routledge advances in sociology ;

مشخصه جلد

126

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and indexes

متن يادداشت

""Atom," "byte" and "gene" are metonymies for techno-scientific developments of the 20th century: nuclear power, computing and genetic engineering. Resistance continues to challenge these developments in public opinion. This book traces historical debates over atoms, bytes and genes which raised controversy with consequences, and argues that public opinion is a factor of the development of modern techno-science. The level and scope of public controversy is an index of resistance, examined here with a "pain analogy" which shows that just as pain impacts movement, resistance impacts techno-scientific mobilization: it signals that something is wrong, and this requires attention, elaboration and a response to the challenge. This analysis shows how different fields of enquiry deal with the resistance of social-psychological mentalities in the face of industrial, scientific and political activities inspired by projected futures"--

موضوع مستند نشده

Science-- Public opinion

موضوع مستند نشده

Social psychology

موضوع مستند نشده

Technology and civilization-- Public opinion

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Bauer, Martin W.

تاريخ عمليات

20150303105901.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y