CHAPTER ONE – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY by Dr. N. E. U. INYANG

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INTRODUCTION
The impact of Science upon society and vice versa is enormous. There is no aspect of life in
the society which is not influenced by, and in many ways-dependent upon, science and technology. It is also evident that the direction which science takes as reflected in priorities and spending decisions, is determined as much by society as by any scientific inevitability. (Solomon, 1983). Science is an endeavour of and for society, both because it is a source of technology for attacking contemporary problems and because its system of thinking is rooted in the attitude of its own society.
This introductory chapter to the course on Science and Society touches on aspects which are dealt with in detail in the text. It is intended to give the students a general view of the course content. It deals with the definition of science and touches on selected aspects of the impacts of society on science on one hand and the impacts of science on society on the other. Some notes on the abuse of science and technology through certain unwholesome practices have been cited. The chapter ends with some limitations of science and technology.

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Inyang, N. E. U. (1997): Relationship between science and society in Inyang, N. E. U. and Maria – Helen E. Ekah (Eds) Science and Society Uyo: Afahaide and Bross Pub. Co. pp. 1-8.