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Social Science Branches Quiz

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What academic disciplines are encompassed by the term social science?

Anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, communication science, and political science

How do positivist social scientists approach the study of societies?

They use methods resembling those used in the natural sciences as tools for understanding societies.

What distinguishes interpretivist or speculative social scientists from positivist social scientists?

Interpretivist or speculative social scientists may use social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories.

How do modern researchers in social science practice their research?

<p>Modern researchers are often eclectic, using multiple methodologies, such as combining both quantitative and qualitative research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What degree of autonomy has the term social research acquired in modern academic practice?

<p>Social research has acquired a degree of autonomy as practitioners from various disciplines share similar goals and methods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who coined the term 'social science' in French in 1767?

<p>Mirabeau</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Auguste Comte use to describe the field of social science?

<p>science sociale</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who studied 'social facts' and which metatheoretical ideas and individual theories were opened?

<p>Émile Durkheim; Vilfredo Pareto</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which figure championed the idea of identifying and understanding social phenomena?

<p>Max Weber</p> Signup and view all the answers

What dichotomy was present in the methodological development of social sciences?

<p>social phenomena were identified with and understood</p> Signup and view all the answers

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