This course provides an introduction to the study of
science as a social field and practice. It explores major
approaches in the sociology of science, including
institutional analysis, social constructivism, laboratory
studies, actor-network theory, social worlds approach,
boundary-work, and field theory. Topics to be
discussed include the rise of modern science, the
evolution of scientific knowledge and practice, technology
and social change, gender in science, media representations
of science, science policy, and the commercialization of
scientific research.
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