The Social Construction of Technological Reality: The Case of Cochlear Implants

by Michael A. Rappa and Raghu Garud

Book Overview

This groundbreaking study examines the social construction of cochlear implants, exploring how debates around this technology reflect deeper societal attitudes towards deafness, disability and the nature of human identity. Drawing on a wealth of interdisciplinary research, the authors shed new light on the complex relationship between technology and culture.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 102149478X
• ISBN13: 9781021494788
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"