HUL371
| HUL371 | |
|---|---|
| Science, Technology and Society | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | Any Two courses from HUL2XX category |
| Overlaps | |
HUL371 : Science, Technology and Society
[edit]Allocation Preferences: HUL271, HUL272, HUL274 HUL275, HUL276, HUL281, HUL286, HUL289, HUL290 The course will begin with social theories on the production of technology and scientific knowledge systems, stratification within the community of technologists and scientists, discrimination (race, class, gender, caste) and the role of power in shaping the production of technology and scientific knowledge. Scientific controversies, both historical and emerging, and the organization of innovation and its geographies will be discussed. Case studies exploring ethical questions arising from new technologies such as information technology, nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, etc. will be used. Discussions on public understanding of science and role of the public and of experts in influencing policies related to science and technology will conclude the course. HSL371 political Sociology of India 3 credits (3-0-0) Political sociology is an important and integral component of sociology. It deals with state-society relationship, the structures of power and authority, and the dynamics of social and political change in society. It goes beyond the analysis of mere political institutions such as the state, political parties and electoral politics and tries to look at political change through the dynamic and contingent relationship of the political with that of the other institutions such as the social and economic. Political sociology also examines and explains the way in which traditional systems of caste, ethnicity, religion and tribe interact with modern institutions like state, democracy, secularism, citizenship, and governance in the Indian context.