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Which academic discipline was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology?
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?
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?
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?
What do interpretivist or speculative social scientists use instead of constructing empirically falsifiable theories?
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What do modern academic researchers often do in their practice?
What do modern academic researchers often do in their practice?
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