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

  • Linguistics
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology (correct)
  • Economics
  • What do positivist social scientists use as tools for understanding society?

  • Empirically falsifiable theories
  • Eclectic methodologies
  • Methods resembling those of the natural sciences (correct)
  • Social critique and symbolic interpretation
  • What do interpretivist social scientists use for understanding society?

  • Social critique or symbolic interpretation (correct)
  • Empirically falsifiable theories
  • Eclectic methodologies
  • Methods resembling those of the natural sciences
  • In modern academic practice, what approach do researchers often take?

    <p>Eclectic, using multiple methodologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Anthropology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do positivist social scientists use as tools for understanding society?

    <p>Methods resembling those of the natural sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the original 'science of society', established in the 18th century?

    <p>Sociology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which academic discipline is not encompassed by social science?

    <p>Biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do interpretivist social scientists use for understanding society?

    <p>Symbolic interpretation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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