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

  • Linguistics
  • Economics
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology (correct)
  • What revolution occurred within natural philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment?

  • Revolution in understanding scientific frameworks (correct)
  • Revolution in linguistic studies
  • Revolution in archaeological methods
  • Revolution in economic theories
  • What distinguishes positivist social scientists from interpretivist social scientists?

  • Use of social critique for understanding societies
  • Use of symbolic interpretation for constructing theories
  • Use of qualitative research exclusively
  • Use of methods resembling those used in the natural sciences (correct)
  • What characterizes modern academic practice in social research?

    <p>Eclectic use of multiple methodologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the broader sense in which interpretivist or speculative social scientists treat science?

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

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