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What are the academic disciplines encompassed by the term social science?
What are the academic disciplines encompassed by the term social science?
anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, communication science, and political science
How do positivist social scientists define science?
How do positivist social scientists define science?
Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those used in the natural sciences as tools for understanding societies, and so define science in its stricter modern sense.
What distinguishes interpretivist or speculative social scientists from positivist social scientists?
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, and thus treat science in its broader sense.
What characterized the Age of Enlightenment in relation to the history of the social sciences?
What characterized the Age of Enlightenment in relation to the history of the social sciences?
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How do modern academic researchers often approach their studies?
How do modern academic researchers often approach their studies?
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