Author Description

This text brings together research devoted to the relationship between the new developments of technological systems and the social changes with which they are associated. Authors from all parts of Europe have contributed to this volume, discussing: the prospects of social research; developments concerning specific professions linked to technical changes; technological standards compared with social structures, cultural identity and economic performance; female and male conceptions of technology; labour relations; developments in the labour market; structures and trends in "technological societies"; and strategies in technology transfer.