Technology and Society Building Our Sociotechnical Future - Inside Technology

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.

ISBN:	9780262539968
Publisher:	The MIT Press
Imprint:	The MIT Press
Published date:	11 Aug 2021
DEWEY:	303.483
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	vii, 584
Weight:	1028g
Height:	178mm
Width:	255mm
Spine width:	31mm

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