A. Sociology should be based on speculation
B. On systematic observation and classification
C. On authority
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- “Positive Philosophy the work of August Comte was published in______________?
A. 1938
B. 1838
C. 1883
D. All of above - Comte,s term positivism refers to________________?
A. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
B. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them
D. an unscientific set of laws about social progress - Which sociologist writing in 1906 noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group) ?
A. Charles Horton Cooley
B. Emile Durkheim
C. William I. Thomas
D. William Graham Sumner - The first stage according to Comte is that of_______________?
A. Guided by supernatural wisdom
B. Stage of disbelief
C. Stage of scientific progress
D. None of these - Auguste Comte described _________________?
A. Four stages of social change
B. Two stages
C. Three stages
D. None of these - August Comte viewed cultural development in_____________?
A. Three Stages
B. Four Stages
C. Two stages
D. None of these - The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of______________?
A. cyclical theory
B. unilinear theory
C. multilinear theory
D. conflict theory - Comte believed that society developed in______________?
A. two stages
B. four stages
C. three stages
D. None of these - The first stage, according to Comte was_______________?
A. Theological
B. Metaphysical
C. Scientific stage
D. None of these - What did Auguste Comte mean by positivism in sociology ?
A. sociological research must contribute to a governments social policy
B. sociology should be optimistic about human achievements
C. sociology should make use of statistical evidence
D. sociology should adopt the same methods as the natural sciences
