Technological change is often seen as something that follows its own logic - something we may welcome, or about which we may protest, but which we are unable to alter fundamentally. This reader challenges that assumption and its distinguished contributors demonstrate that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. General arguments are introduced about the relation of technology to society and different types of technology are examined: the technology of production; domestic and reproductive technology; and military technology. The book draws on authors from Karl Marx to Cynthia Cockburn to show that production technology is shaped by social relations in the workplace. It moves on to the technologies of the household and biological reproduction, which are topics that male-dominated social science has tended to ignore or trivialise - though these are actually of crucial significance where powerful shaping factors are at work, normally unnoticed. The final section asks what shapes the most frightening technology of all - the technology of weaponry, especially nuclear weapons. The editors argue that social scientists have devoted disproportionate attention to the effects of technology on society, and tended to ignore the more fundamental question of what shapes technology in the first place. They have drawn both on established work in the history and sociology of technology and on newer feminist perspectives to show just how important and fruitful it is to try to answer that deeper question. The first edition of this reader, published in 1985, had a considerable influence on thinking about the relationship between technology and society. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to take into account new research and the emergence of new theoretical perspectives.

Paul K. Hoch

Donald MacKenzie

Judy Wajcman

Technology and Culture

TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE 是技术史的杰出期刊，它利用不同学科的学术成果，为普通读者和专家发表富有洞察力的文章。订阅者包括科学家、工程师、人类学家、社会学家、经济学家、博物馆馆长、档案管理员、学者、图书馆员、教育家、历史学家等等。除学术论文外，每期还包含 30-40 篇书评和新博物馆展览的评论。为了阐明重要辩论并引起对特定主题的关注，该杂志偶尔会发布主题问题。技术与文化是技术史学会 (SHOT) 的官方期刊。

Technology and Culture is a distinguished journal in the field of the history of technology, dedicated to providing insightful articles for both general readers and experts through academic contributions from various disciplines. Subscribers include scientists, engineers, anthropologists, sociologists, economists, museum curators, archivists, scholars, librarians, educators, and historians. In addition to academic papers, each issue features 30 to 40 book reviews and critiques of new museum exhibitions. To clarify important debates and draw attention to specific topics, the journal occasionally publishes themed issues. Technology and Culture is the official journal of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).

《Technology and Culture》是技术史领域的一本杰出期刊，致力于通过不同学科的学术成果，为普通读者和专家提供富有洞察力的文章。订阅者包括科学家、工程师、人类学家、社会学家、经济学家、博物馆馆长、档案管理员、学者、图书馆员、教育工作者和历史学家等。除了学术论文，每期还包含30到40篇书评以及新博物馆展览的评论。为了阐明重要的辩论并引起对特定主题的关注，该杂志偶尔会发布主题特刊。《Technology and Culture》是技术与文化学会（SHOT）的官方期刊。

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