Technical Knowledge in American Culture
Science, Technology, and Medicine Since the Early 1800s
Edited by Hamilton Cravens, Alan I Marcus, and David M. Katzman
University of Alabama Press, 1996
Addresses the relationships between what modern-day experts say to each other and to their constituencies
Technical Knowledge in American Culture addresses the relationships between what modern-day experts say to each other and to their constituencies and whether what they say and do relates to the larger culture, society, and era. These essays challenge the social impact model by looking at science, technology, and medicine not as social activities but as intellectual activities.
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