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Which academic discipline is NOT mentioned as part of the social sciences?

  • Management science
  • Physics (correct)
  • Anthropology
  • Linguistics

What term was used to refer to the field of sociology in the past?

  • Social research
  • Science of society (correct)
  • Societal studies
  • Cultural anthropology

Which method do positivist social scientists use for understanding societies?

  • Symbolic interpretation
  • Falsifiable theories
  • Social critique
  • Empirical observation (correct)

What historical period saw a revolution in natural philosophy and the birth of the social sciences?

<p>Age of Enlightenment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do modern social science researchers often do in their academic practice?

<p>Use multiple methodologies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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