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Polygenic scores and social science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2023

Walter Veit Open the ORCID record for Walter Veit [Opens in a new window]  and
Heather Browning Open the ORCID record for Heather Browning [Opens in a new window]
Walter Veit
Affiliation:
School of History and Philosophy of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia wrwveit@gmail.com; https://walterveit.com/
Heather Browning
Affiliation:
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK DrHeatherBrowning@gmail.com; https://www.heatherbrowning.net/ Department of Philosophy, University of Southampton, Avenue Campus, Southampton, UK
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Abstract

It is a hotly contested issue whether polygenic scores should play a major role in the social sciences. Here, we defend a methodologically pluralist stance in which sociogenomics should abandon its hype and recognize that it suffers from all the methodological difficulties of the social sciences, yet nevertheless maintain an optimistic stance toward a more cautious use.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e229
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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