Estudos sociais em ciência e tecnologia e suas distintas abordagens

this short introduction to social studies in science and technology (ssst) intends to present the usual issues and the different theoretical approaches that comprise this still new research field. it is sought to provide an outlook on the disputes, both external to this field - between sociologists and epistemologists - and internal to it, between distinct views on science and technology that concern, today, sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists within this rich scene of social research.