NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Having a hypothesis
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Ability to apply the scientific method
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Because it ends in-ology
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Sociology is considered a scientific discipline: an objective and systematic approach to investigation and evaluation of social reality based on empirical facts and interpretation. However, because human behaviour is distinct from nature, sociology cannot be completely based on natural science patterns.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Sociology is a science because sociologists use the scientific method to test hypotheses, establish laws, and uncover causal relationships.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Auguste Comte and Durkheim, “Sociology is a science because it adopts and applies the scientific method. Sociology does make use of scientific methods in the study of its subject matter. Hence Sociology is a science.