Anthropology, archaeology, and the social study of technology: an overview

Author

Geselowitz, Michael N.

Author_Institution

IEEE History Center, Rutgers Univ., USA

fYear

1999

fDate

29-31 Jul 1999

Firstpage

257

Lastpage

259

Abstract

Anthropology has always included and continues to include the social aspects of technology and innovation. Despite early calls for the inclusion of this research in the field of science, technology, and society, anthropological research, particularly in the realm of prehistory, has by and large not been integrated into this new discipline. This is unfortunate, as anthropology draws data from a range of human experience much broader culturally and deeper historically than political scientists, historians, economists, and so forth, which can benefit areas of inquiry such as technology and gender

Keywords

anthropology; archaeology; gender issues; history; information technology; anthropology; archaeology; economists; gender issues; historians; human experience; innovation; political scientists; prehistory; social aspects; social study; technology; Biological information theory; Biological materials; Center for the History of Electrical Engineering; Cultural differences; Humans; Modems; Production; Psychology; Sociotechnical systems; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology and Society, 1999. Women and Technology: Historical, Societal, and Professional Perspectives. Proceedings. 1999 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

New Brunswick, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5617-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISTAS.1999.787342

Filename

787342