December 1, 2010
by peter.taylor
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This post begins by categorizing into three levels the gender dimensions of social structuredness in relation to science and technology. (Equivalent levels can be articulated for differences that refer to race, ethnicity, or Euopean descent vs. other othernesses.) 1) Under-representation … Continue reading
November 27, 2010
by peter.taylor
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There has been a long history in social theory of discussion of how to relate social structure and human agency (Dawe 1976; Giddens 1981; Sewell 1992; Vogt 1960; see Taylor 1996 for bibliography in context of interpretation of science). Concepts … Continue reading
November 3, 2010
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The following discussion illustrates how socio-environmental studies, such as the case of soil erosion from the previous post and those of political ecology more generally (Peet and Watts 1996), provide rich material for exploring the problematic boundedness of ecological complexity … Continue reading