I-4S ibe lilungu ukusukela ngo-2008.
Umbutho weSocial Studies of Science (4S) ngumbutho ongenzi nzuzo, umbutho weengcali. Yasekwa ngo-1975 kwaye ngoku inamalungu ehlabathi malunga ne-1500. Eyona njongo iphambili ye-4S kukuhlanganisa abo banomdla wokuqonda isayensi, iteknoloji, kunye neyeza, kubandakanywa nendlela yokuphuhlisa kunye nokusebenzisana neemeko zabo zentlalo. I-4S ilawulwa nguMongameli kunye neBhunga elinyulwe kumalungu. Iintlanganiso zonyaka zibanjwa kwiindawo ngeendawo ehlabathini lonke (iintlanganiso zakutsha nje nezexesha elizayo ziquka iMontreal, iRotterdam, iTokyo, nePasadena). I-4S ivelisa ijenali (iSayensi, iTekhnoloji, kunye neMithetho yoLuntu) kunye nencwadana yeendaba ye-elektroniki yenyanga (Technoscience), zombini ezi nzuzo zobulungu.
umfanekiso nge 4S