Science, Technology and Inequality

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Conceptual and theoretical frameworks; provides empirical case studies that contribute to understandings of science and technology as they are used in society. The applications of science and technology in society need to be understood as instrumental to the creation and maintenance of inequality within and between societies. Science and technology does not merely cause or alleviate inequality, but are more profoundly implicated in social relations regarding distribution and access to the benefits of different technologies as well as exposure to risks from science and technology projects in society. The more pervasive and obdurate sources of social distribution are enshrined and entrenched in these scientific and technological systems.