Readings In Indian Sociology: Volume Vi: Sociology Of Science And Technology In India: 6 (Reading In Indian Sociology)

Sociology of Science and Technology in India , is a collection of 12 articles in Sociology of Science and Technology (SST). It throws light on the major themes of SST, such as, role of science (theoretical), scientific community in India, productivity patterns in Indian Science and Technology (S&T) research, and S&T unleashing social change in India. Cover Contents Series Note Foreword Introduction PART I - Role of Science (Theoretical) 1 - The Role of Science in Modern Society 2 - Robert Merton’s Formulations in Sociology of Science PART II - Scientific Community 3 - The Emergence of the Indian Scientific Community 4 - A Large Community but Few Peers: A Study of the Scientific Community in India PART III - Scientific Productivity 5 - Scientific Productivity: Sociological Explorations in Indian Academic Science 6 - Scientific Goods andT heir Markets 7 - Scientific Knowledge in India: From Public Resource to Intellectual Property PART IV - Science, Technology and Social Change 8 - Science and Social Change: Emergence of a Dual Society in India 9 - Is Kerala Becoming a Knowledge Society?—Evidence from the Scientific Community 10 - Green RevolutionTechnologies and Dryland Agriculture 11 - Traditional Potters and Technological Change in a North Indian Town 12 - People’s Science: A Perspective from the Voluntary Sector Index About the Editor and Contributors Appendix of Sources