Technology and Social Power

Author:   Graeme Kirkpatrick
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781403947284


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 March 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Technology permeates almost every dimension of our lives. But who controls technological development? Can technology cause social inequality? And how will technology continue to affect lives in the digital era? Technology and Social Power provides a fresh examination of the role of technology in our society. Bringing together critical, classical and contemporary social theories, it fully examines everything you need to know about the sociology of technology. From the invention of the modern toothbrush to the design of Google, the book uses relevant examples to give useful insights into the social dimension of everyday technology. With clear definitions of key terms alongside a well-balanced approach to the most important empirical and theoretical work in the field, this book provides a clear and thorough account of the subject. Making complex ideas accessible, it is invaluable reading for all students seeking to understand the role of technology in our society today, and its likely impact in the future.

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Author:   Graeme Kirkpatrick
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.432kg
ISBN:  

9781403947284


ISBN 10:   1403947287
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 March 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Technology and Social Power The Meaning of Technology Technological Modernity Technology and Domination Limits of Social Construction Technology as Culture Digital Technical Politics.

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'A veritable counter-revolution in technology studies. Kirkpatrick offers a theory of technology that can converge with and contribute to a politically relevant left critique.' - Andrew Feenberg, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology, Simon Fraser University, Canada 'Technology and Social Power stands as a short and very readable introduction to the philosophy and sociology of technology, conducted with an explicitly critical perspective. Key thinkers and theoretical perspectives are unpacked well, with a clear and unpretentious voice! some great discussions of some fascinating topics.' - Rob McGrail, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand


Author Information

GRAEME KIRKPATRICK is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published articles on technology and society in a variety of journals. His co-edited volume, Historical Materialism and Social Evolution, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2003. He is also author of Critical Technology, which won the 2005 Philip Abrams Prize from the British Sociological Association

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