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

  • Methods resembling those of the natural sciences (correct)
  • Empirically falsifiable theories
  • Symbolic interpretation
  • Social critique

    • Which academic discipline may use social critique or symbolic interpretation instead of constructing empirically falsifiable theories?

  • Interpretivist social scientists (correct)
  • Management scientists
  • Economists
  • Political scientists

    • Which academic discipline was the original 'science of society' in the 19th century?

  • Political science
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology (correct)
  • Economics

    • In addition to sociology, which academic discipline does social science now encompass?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do modern academic researchers often approach their research methodologies?

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

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