Science and inequality : a political sociology / Scott Frickel and Kelly Moore.
| Author/creator | Frickel, Scott, 1965- author. |
| Other author | Moore, Kelly, 1962- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge [United Kingdom] ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | vii, 149 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Science, society, and the paradox of inequality -- Profitable knowledge -- Absent-minded science -- Challenging scientific inequality formation -- Provocation: toward a deeply adapted science. |
| Abstract | "Science and technology produce a wide range of benefits in society but they also create harm, both of which are unequally distributed across social groups, geographic regions, and historical and cultural contexts. This incisive book provides a set of analytical tools to understand how inequality relating to science and technology is produced, and why it fails to make good on its promise to improve life for all. Using a range of evidence and examples, Frickel and Moore show that science and technology are closely bound up with social inequalities, including linked problems of poor health, environmental degradation, racism, and sexism. They use the frame of 'scientific inequality formation' to investigate the technoscientific sources of unequal power relations in society, examining issues such as the underdevelopment of non-profitable technologies, how laws and markets direct scientific advances, and the exclusion of certain social groups from the creation of knowledge and solutions relevant to their lives. This timely book illuminates interventions that would be needed to redirect science and technology toward more equitable ends if we are to chart a path to a more just future."--Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-143) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781509514793 hardback |
| ISBN | 1509514791 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781509514809 paperback |
| ISBN | 1509514805 paperback |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000177510 |