Engineering For Social Change
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Engineering For Social Change
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Author : Davinder Anand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Engineering For Social Change written by Davinder Anand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with categories.
Engineering For Social Change examines the changing face of engineering, its role as a catalyst for social change, the unintended consequences of engineering successes, the social impact of future technologies and the engineer of the future.
Engineering And Social Justice
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Author : Caroline Baillie
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2012
Engineering And Social Justice written by Caroline Baillie and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Education categories.
An increasing number of researchers and educators in the field of engineering wish to integrate considerations of social justice into their work and practice. In this volume, an international team of authors, from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, invite scholars to think and teach in new ways that acknowledge the social, as well as technical, impact engineering can have on our world and that open possibilities for social justice movements to help shape engineering and technology. The book examines three areas of an engineering academics professional role: teaching, research, and community engagement. The contributors take a broad social and ecological justice perspective to critique existing practices and explore alternatives. The result is a handbook for all scholars of engineering who think beyond the technical elements of their field, and an essential reader for anyone who believes in the transformative power of the discipline.
Science Technology And Social Change Routledge Revivals
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Author : Steven Yearley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-01-16
Science Technology And Social Change Routledge Revivals written by Steven Yearley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-16 with Science categories.
First published in 1988, this book provides students with a way to increase their understanding of the role of science and technology in society. Steven Yearley draws on and develops ideas from research in the sociology and politics of science to address, in particular: the nature of scientific knowledge and the authority it commands; the political and economic role of science in the West; the relationship between science, technology, and social change in underdeveloped countries. Examples used range from nineteenth-century brain science to the strategic defence initiative, and from hugely expensive experiments in nuclear physics, to proposals for inexpensive boat-building programmes in the Sudan. Overall, this reissue provides a comprehensive and stimulating account of the role played by science and technology in contemporary social change.
Engineering Society
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Author : Kerstin Brückweh
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-10-09
Engineering Society written by Kerstin Brückweh and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-09 with Social Science categories.
Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society.
Rethinking Science Technology And Social Change
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Author : Ralph Schroeder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Rethinking Science Technology And Social Change written by Ralph Schroeder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges the prevailing notion that science and technology are constructed or socially shaped. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realistic and pragmatic account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Schroeder begins by exploring the social organization of scientific and technological advances; the intersecting trajectories of big science and technological systems; and the impact of science and technology on economic change. He goes on to discuss the social implications of technology, including the way that it affects politics and consumption. The book then rethinks traditional theories about the relationship between science, technology, and social change. The argument presented shifts the debate on topics such as the relationship between growth and sustainability, and thus has important policy implications. This book will be of great interest to scholars, scientists, and anyone interested in understanding how science and technology are transforming our world.
Engineering A Better Future
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Author : Jeffrey Y Tsao
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-09
Engineering A Better Future written by Jeffrey Y Tsao and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This open access book examines how the social sciences can be integrated into the praxis of engineering and science, presenting unique perspectives on the interplay between engineering and social science. Motivated by the report by the Commission on Humanities and Social Sciences of the American Association of Arts and Sciences, which emphasizes the importance of social sciences and Humanities in technical fields, the essays and papers collected in this book were presented at the NSF-funded workshop 'Engineering a Better Future: Interplay between Engineering, Social Sciences and Innovation', which brought together a singular collection of people, topics and disciplines. The book is split into three parts: A. Meeting at the Middle: Challenges to educating at the boundaries covers experiments in combining engineering education and the social sciences; B. Engineers Shaping Human Affairs: Investigating the interaction between social sciences and engineering, including the cult of innovation, politics of engineering, engineering design and future of societies; and C. Engineering the Engineers: Investigates thinking about design with papers on the art and science of science and engineering practice. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Social Engineering And The Social Sciences In China 1919 1949
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Author : Yung-chen Chiang
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-01-22
Social Engineering And The Social Sciences In China 1919 1949 written by Yung-chen Chiang and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-22 with History categories.
In this 2001 book Yung-chen Chiang tells the story of the origins, hopes, visions and achievements of the social sciences movement in China during the first half of the twentieth century. He focuses on the efforts of social scientists at three institutions - the Yanjing Sociology Department, Nankai Institute of Economics, and Chen Hansheng's Marxist agrarian research enterprise - to relate their disciplines to the needs of Chinese society. As all three groups received funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, their stories offer a unique window on to Sino-American interactions, revealing how the social sciences became a lingua franca of the cultural frontier. Drawing on an impressive variety of archival materials used here for the first time, this study corrects and enriches current scholarship, presenting both a more detailed and panoramic view. Chiang's analysis engages the complex and broader issues of the transfer, indigenization and international patronage of social science disciplines.
Engineering As A Social Enterprise
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Author : National Academy of Engineering
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Engineering As A Social Enterprise written by National Academy of Engineering and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Education categories.
How is society influenced by engineering and technology? How in turn does society shape engineering and technology? This book from the National Academy of Engineering explores ways in which technology and society form inseparable elements in a complex sociotechnical system. The essays in this volume are based on the proposition that many forces move and shape engineering, technology, culture, and society. Six specialists both inside and outside the field of engineering offer views on how engineering responds to society's needs and how social forces shape what engineers do and what they can achieve.
The Systems Work Of Social Change
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Author : Cynthia Rayner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
The Systems Work Of Social Change written by Cynthia Rayner and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Business & Economics categories.
The issues of poverty, inequality, racial injustice, and climate change have never been more pressing or paralyzing. Current approaches to social change, which rely on linear thinking and traditional power dynamics to 'solve' social problems, are not helping. In fact, they may only be entrenching the status quo.Systemic social challenges produce bewildering results when we try to solve them due to their complexity, scale, and depth. While strategies to tackle complexity and scale have received significant attention and investment, challenges that arise from deeply-held beliefs, values, and assumptions that no longer serve us well have been largely overlooked. This book draws on stories of committed social changemakers to uncover a set of principles and practices for social change that dramatically depart from the industrial approach. Rather than delivering solutions or being lured by grander visions of 'systems change', these principles and practices focus on the process of change itself. Simple yet profound, these stories distil a timely set of lessons for leaders, scholars, and policymakers on how connection, context, and power sit at the heart of the change process, ensuring broader agency for people and communities while building social systems that are responsive in a rapidly-changing world.