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
Related Mcqs:
- Auguste Comte was a_______________?
A. French thinker
B. American
C. British
D. None of these - Auguste Comte described _________________?
A. Four stages of social change
B. Two stages
C. Three 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 - The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of______________?
A. cyclical theory
B. unilinear theory
C. multilinear theory
D. conflict theory - 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 - 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 - Who coined the term sociology and is generally considered to be the founder of sociology ?
A. Karl Marx
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim - Positivism is most accurately described as the belief that__________________?
A. social research should highlight the positive aspects of social life
B. knowledge should be produced based on evidence from observations
C. sociologists should make more use of official statistics
D. none of the above - Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?
A. pre-natal nutrition
B. hormones
C. genetic abnormalities
D. early childhood
E. adolescence - Positivism was first proposed by ___________ ?
A. Augustus Comte
B. Emily Durkheim
C. Herbert Spencer
D. None of theseSubmitted by: Rashid Mehmood
