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True or false: Social science is solely focused on the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
True or false: Social science is solely focused on the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
True
True or false: The term 'social science' was originally used to refer only to the field of sociology.
True or false: The term 'social science' was originally used to refer only to the field of sociology.
True
True or false: Social science now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, communication science, and political science.
True or false: Social science now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, communication science, and political science.
True
True or false: Positivist social scientists use methods similar to those of the natural sciences to understand society, while interpretivist social scientists rely more on social critique and symbolic interpretation.
True or false: Positivist social scientists use methods similar to those of the natural sciences to understand society, while interpretivist social scientists rely more on social critique and symbolic interpretation.
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True or false: In modern academic practice, researchers in social science often use a single methodology for their studies.
True or false: In modern academic practice, researchers in social science often use a single methodology for their studies.
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True or false: Agriculture includes only crop production and not livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry.
True or false: Agriculture includes only crop production and not livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry.
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True or false: Agriculture played a significant role in the development of sedentary human civilization.
True or false: Agriculture played a significant role in the development of sedentary human civilization.
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True or false: Humans started planting grains at least 105,000 years ago.
True or false: Humans started planting grains at least 105,000 years ago.
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True or false: Plants were cultivated independently in only a few regions of the world.
True or false: Plants were cultivated independently in only a few regions of the world.
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True or false: Small farms produce more than half of the world's food.
True or false: Small farms produce more than half of the world's food.
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