The program-roles approach and modern science

The paper looks at logic of forming and evolution of basic stages of progra m-roles approach to analyze science worked out by M.G. Yaroshevsky. The aut hors emphasize that due to science-society modem crisis-ridden relations << inner>> social science psychology which concern is the study of a scientist personality and a scientific collective is to pass on the baton to <<outer >> social science psychology studying these relations. They demonstrate tha t base notions of program-roles approach - <<research program>> and <<resea rch role>> - with respective modifications are acceptable at this revel als o, applicable transforming into the notions of general science evolution tr ajectory and there of its social functions. These notions are the base for analyzing the key tendencies in the world science history as well as accoun ting for what is going on both in it and in today's Russia.