Science as Power Discourse and Ideology in Modern Society

Stanley Aronowitz

ISBN 10: 0816616582 / ISBN 13: 9780816616589

Published by University of Minnesota Press, 1988

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Science as Power Discourse and Ideology in Modern Society by Stanley Aronowitz. University of Minnesota Press, 1988. 384pp. Language: English. Condition Notes: Note: No dustjacket. Generic 'library copy' stamp on the front end paper and title page. Otherwise fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science as Power Discourse and Ideology in Modern Society
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816616582
• ISBN 13: 9780816616589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Science as Power was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

Science has established itself as not merely the dominant but the only legitimate form of human knowledge. By tying its truth claims to methodology, science has claimed independence from the influence of social and historical conditions. Here, Aronowitz asserts that the norms of science are by no means self-evident and that science is best seen as a socially constructed discourse that legitimates its power by presenting itself as truth.

Stanley Aronowitz is professor of sociology in the graduate school of City University of New York. His books includeWorking Class Hero: A New Strategy for Labor and, with Henry Giroux, Education Under Siege.

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