Culturing Bioscience : A Case Study in the Anthropology of Science, Paperback / softback Book

Culturing Bioscience : A Case Study in the Anthropology of Science Paperback / softback

Part of the Teaching Culture: Utp Ethnographies for the Classroom series

Paperback / softback

  • Information

Description

Charting the rise and fall of an experimental biomedical facility at a North American university, Culturing Bioscience offers a fascinating glimpse into scientific culture and the social and political context in which that culture operates.

Krautwurst nests the discussion of scientific culture within a series of levels from the lab to the global political economy.

In the process he explores a number of topics, including: the social impact of technology; researchers' relationships with sophisticated equipment; what scientists actually do in a laboratory; what role science plays in the contemporary university; and the way bioscience interacts with local, regional, and global governments.

The result is a rich case study that illustrates a host of contemporary issues in the social study of science.

Information

Other Formats

Save 15%

£27.99

£23.63

Information