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Social Science: Branches and Disciplines
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Social Science: Branches and Disciplines

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What academic discipline was the original 'science of society' in the 18th century?

  • Anthropology
  • Linguistics
  • Sociology (correct)
  • Economics
  • Which branch of science is devoted to the study of societies and relationships among individuals?

  • Physics
  • Social science (correct)
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Which social scientists use methods resembling those used in the natural sciences for understanding societies?

  • Interpretivist social scientists
  • Speculative social scientists
  • Positivist social scientists (correct)
  • Critical social scientists
  • In addition to sociology, what other academic discipline does social science encompass?

    <p>Human geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Social research' has acquired a degree of autonomy as practitioners from various disciplines share similar goals and methods. What does this imply?

    <p>'Social research' has become independent due to shared goals and methods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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