The Social Shaping of Technology

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Edition: 2 Sub
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0335199143

The Social Shaping of Technology

Technological change is often seen as something that follows its own logic -- something we may welcome, or about which we may protest, but which we are unable to alter fundamentally. Get The Social Shaping of Technology computer books for free.
This reader challenges that assumption and its distinguished contributors demonstrate that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. General arguments are introduced about the relation of technology to society and different types of technology are examined: the technology of production: domestic and reproductive technology; and military technology.The book draws on authors from Karl Marx to Cynthia Cockburn to show that production technology is shaped by social relations in the workplace. It moves on to the technologies of Check The Social Shaping of Technology our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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