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Which academic discipline was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology?

  • Linguistics
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology (correct)
  • Economics
  • What method do positivist social scientists use for understanding societies?

  • Constructing empirically falsifiable theories
  • Methods resembling those used in the natural sciences (correct)
  • Social critique
  • Symbolic interpretation
  • In what historical period did the history of the social sciences begin?

  • Ancient Greek civilization
  • Renaissance in the 14th century
  • Age of Enlightenment after 1650 (correct)
  • Industrial Revolution in the 18th century
  • What do interpretivist or speculative social scientists use instead of constructing empirically falsifiable theories?

    <p>Social critique or symbolic interpretation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do modern academic researchers often do in their practice?

    <p>Use multiple methodologies, combining both quantitative and qualitative research</p> Signup and view all the answers

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