Exploring the Branches of Social Science
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Which academic discipline is NOT considered a branch of social science?

  • Political Science
  • Psychology (correct)
  • Economics
  • Anthropology
  • Which term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology?

  • Interpretivism
  • Symbolic interpretation
  • Social critique
  • Positivism (correct)
  • What do positivist social scientists use as tools for understanding society?

  • Empirically falsifiable theories (correct)
  • Social critique
  • Multiple methodologies
  • Symbolic interpretation
  • How do interpretivist social scientists approach the study of society?

    <p>By using social critique or symbolic interpretation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do modern academic researchers often do in their study of society?

    <p>Combine both positivist and interpretivist methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

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