ASC 423: SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Institution KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
Course SOCIOLOGY
Year 1st Year
Semester Unknown
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This course introduces you to science and technology as social institutions and systems of knowledge production. We will take a sociological look at the process by which knowledge is collectively produced by communities and societies and how this knowledge is used.
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