Engineering and social justice
By: Riley, Donna (Donna M.).
Contributor(s): Morgan & Claypool Publishers.
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BookSeries: Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society: #7.Publisher: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2005Description: 1 electronic document (xii, 151 p.) : digital file.ISBN: 1598296272 (electronic bk.); 9781598296273 (electronic bk.); 1598296264 (paper); 9781598296266 (paper).Uniform titles: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science. Subject(s): Engineering ethics | Engineering -- Social aspects | Engineering and social justice | Militarism | Gender | Race | Critical pedagogy | Liberative pedagogiesDDC classification: 620/.0023/73 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBKE121 |
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
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What do we mean by social justice? -- Mindsets in engineering -- Engineering and social injustice -- Toward a more socially just engineering -- Turning knowledge into action: strategies for change -- Parting lessons for the continuing struggle.
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The profession of engineering in the United States has historically served the status quo, feeding an ever-expanding materialistic and militaristic culture, remaining relatively unresponsive to public concerns, and without significant pressure for change from within. This book calls upon engineers to cultivate a passion for social justice and peace and to develop the skill and knowledge set needed to take practical action for change within the profession. Because many engineers do not receive education and training that support the kinds of critical thinking, reflective decision-making, and effective action necessary to achieve social change, engineers concerned with social justice can feel powerless and isolated as they remain complicit. Utilizing techniques from radical pedagogies of liberation and other movements for social justice, this book presents a roadmap for engineers to become empowered and engage one another in a process of learning and action for social justice and peace.
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