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Which academic discipline was the original 'science of society' in the 19th century?

  • Anthropology
  • Sociology (correct)
  • Political science
  • Economics

Which social science discipline uses methods resembling those of the natural sciences for understanding society?

  • Anthropology
  • Positivist social science (correct)
  • Management science
  • Political science

Which social science discipline may use social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories?

  • Linguistics
  • Human geography
  • Interpretivist social science (correct)
  • Archaeology

In modern academic practice, researchers often use multiple methodologies. This approach is characteristic of which type of social science?

<p>Eclectic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which social science discipline is devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies?

<p>Social science (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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