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Which branch of science is devoted to the study of societies and relationships among individuals?
Social science
In addition to sociology, social science now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including all of the following except:
Psychology
What methods do positivist social scientists use for understanding societies?
Methods resembling those used in natural sciences
When did the history of the social sciences begin?
Age of Enlightenment after 1650
'Interpretivist or speculative social scientists' may use which approach for understanding societies?
Social critique or symbolic interpretation
Test your knowledge of the various academic disciplines that fall under the umbrella of social science, including sociology, anthropology, economics, and more.
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