Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences

Which discipline studies human culture and evolution?

• Sociology

• Anthropology

• Psychology

• Demography

Who is considered the father of sociology?

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Auguste Comte

• Herbert Spencer

Which thinker introduced the concept of positivism?

• Auguste Comte

• Sigmund Freud

• John Watson

• Charles Darwin

Demography primarily studies:

• Human behavior
• Language structure

• Population statistics

• Cultural norms

Which discipline investigates the human mind and behavior?

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Geography

• History

Who developed the theory of evolution?

• Sigmund Freud

• Charles Darwin

• Karl Marx

• John Stuart Mill

Which discipline studies the physical characteristics of the earth?

• Economics

• Geography

• History

• Linguistics

Which philosopher emphasized reason over tradition during the Enlightenment?

• Plato

• Voltaire

• Darwin

• Freud

Which discipline focuses on the structure and use of language?

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Linguistics

• Anthropology

Who is known for the theory of universal grammar?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Noam Chomsky

• John Watson

• B.F. Skinner