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Social science only encompasses sociology and anthropology as academic disciplines.
Social science only encompasses sociology and anthropology as academic disciplines.
False (B)
Sociologists use methods resembling those used in the natural sciences for understanding societies.
Sociologists use methods resembling those used in the natural sciences for understanding societies.
True (A)
Interpretivist social scientists may use social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories.
Interpretivist social scientists may use social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories.
True (A)
Researchers in modern academic practice are often limited to using only one methodology.
Researchers in modern academic practice are often limited to using only one methodology.
The term social research has not acquired a degree of autonomy as practitioners from various disciplines share similar goals and methods.
The term social research has not acquired a degree of autonomy as practitioners from various disciplines share similar goals and methods.