Definition
The concept of Standard Social Science Model (SSSM) is used for description of the basic theoretical assumptions that determine the specific focus of consideration of social and cultural phenomena in psychology and social science for twentieth century. The core of SSSM is formed by the idea about the human mind as a blank slate and the related concept on exclusive role of the social world and culture in the formation of its content.
Introduction
The concept of Standard Social Science Model was first introduced by John Tooby and Leda Cosmides in 1992 (Tooby and Cosmides 1992, 1997) for identifying the epistemological framework of social science and psychological studies of the twentieth century. According to them, its representatives are excessive concentrated on the social and cultural factors while denying any influence of biological one in their research. Tooby and...
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This text is a result of work as part of the research project “Evolutionary Neurosociology: Applying the Theory of Evolution and the Ideas of Neuroscience to Sociological Study of Social Inequality,” funded by Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the government of Ulyanovsk region of the Russian Federation, grant № 18-411-730014 (р_a).
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Shkurko, Y. (2019). Standard Social Science Model. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1299-1
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