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Which disciplines are encompassed by social science?

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Geology and Meteorology
  • Biology and Chemistry
  • Anthropology and Economics (correct)

    • How do positivist social scientists define science?

  • By combining both quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • By focusing on historical analysis and interpretation
  • In a stricter modern sense, using methods resembling those used in the natural sciences (correct)
  • In a broader sense, using social critique and symbolic interpretation

    • When did the history of the social sciences begin?

  • In the 20th century
  • During the Industrial Revolution
  • After 1650, in the Age of Enlightenment (correct)
  • Before the Age of Enlightenment

    • What characterizes modern academic practice in social science research?

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

    What did the Age of Enlightenment bring to the understanding of what was scientific?

    <p>Revolution within natural philosophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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