Social Science Quiz
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Social Science Quiz

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

  • Anthropology (correct)
  • Linguistics
  • Economics
  • Archaeology

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

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

    • In addition to sociology, social science now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, EXCEPT:

  • Political science
  • Human geography
  • Management science (correct)
  • Communication science

    • What do interpretivist social scientists use, rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories?

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

    How do modern academic researchers often approach their research?

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

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