SOC442 SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
| Course Code: |
2320442 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇAÐATAY TOPAL |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
An overview of the cognitive framework and technological basis of modern scientific knowledge in historical perspective; the development of the sociology of science as a distinct area of research; science as a determinate form of knowledge; science as social relations, science as a production process; the institutional and social context of scientific activity; inner hierarchy and social stratification in science. Enframing of techno-science in the Information age.
