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Introduction: Science, Technology And Society / Daniel Lee Kleinman And Kelly Moore -- The Emergence, Politics, And Marketplace Of Native American Dna / Kim Tallbear -- Technoscience, Racism, And The Metabolic Syndrome / Anthony Ryan Hatch -- Standards As Weapons Of Exclusion: Ex-gays And The Materialization Of The Male Body / Tom Waidzunas -- Curves To Bodies: The Material Life Of Graphs / Joseph Dumit And Marianne De Laet -- Producing The Consumer Of Genetic Testing: The Double-edged Sword Of Empowerment -- Shobita Parthasarathy -- The Social Life Of Dtc Genetics: The Case Of 23andme / Alondra Nelson And Joan H. Robinson -- Cultures Of Visibility And The Shape Of Social Controversies In The Global High-tech Electronics Industry / Hsin-hsing Chen -- The Science Of Robust Bodies In Neoliberalizing India / Jaita Talukdar -- Toward The Inclusion Of Pricing Models In Sociotechnical Analyses: The Sae International Technological Protection Measure / Kristin R. Eschenfelder --^ The Web, Digital Prostheses, And Augmented Subjectivity / Pj Rey And Whitney Erin Boesel -- Political Culture Of Gaming In Korea Amid Neoliberal Globalization / Dal Yong Jin And Michael Borowy -- Cultural Understandings And Contestations In The Global Governance Of Information Technologies And Networks / J.p. Singh -- Green Energy, Public Engagement, And The Politics Of Scale / Roopali Phadke -- Political Scale And Conflicts Over Knowledge Production: The Case Of Unconventional Natural-gas Development / Abby J. Kinchy -- Not Here And Everywhere: The Non-production Of Scientific Knowledge / Scott Frickel -- Political Ideology And The Green-energy Transition In The United States / David J. Hess -- Risk State: Nuclear Politics In An Age Of Ignorance / Sulfikar Amir -- From River To Border: The Jordan Between Empire And Nation-state / Samer Alatout -- State-environment Relationality: Organic Engines And Governance Regimes / Patrick Carroll And Nathaniel Freiburger --^ Invisible Production And The Production Of Invisibility: Cleaning, Maintenance, And Mining In The Nuclear Sector / Gabrielle Hecht -- Social Scientists And Humanists In The Health Research Field: A Clash Of Epistemic Habitus / Mathieu Albert And Elise Paradis -- Women In The Knowledge Economy: Understanding Gender Inequality Through The Lens Of Collaboration / Itai Vardi And Laurel Smith-doerr -- The Utilitarian View Of Science And The Norms And Practices Of Korean Scientists / Hee-je Bak -- Science As Comfort: The Strategic Use Of Science In Post-disaster Settings / Brian Mayer, Kelly Bergstrand And Katrina Running -- Declarative Bodies: Bureaucracy, Ethics, And Science-in-the-making / Laura Stark -- Big Pharma And Big Medicine In The Global Environment / Anne E. Figert And Susan E. Bell -- On The Effects Of E-government On Political Institutions / Jane E. Fountain --^ Science, Social Justice, And Post-belmont Research Ethics: Implications For Regulation And Environmental Health Science / Rachel Morello-frosch And Phil Brown. Edited By Daniel Lee Kleinman And Kelly Moore. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.