Positivism, or “social physics,” is best defined as the
a. approach to sociology that emphasizes the scientific method and studying objectively observable behavior.
b. relationship between scientific and religious social institutions in both premodern and modern societies.
c. study of human behavior as governed by natural instincts.
d. study of the symbolic interactions between social institutions and the individuals within them.
Positivism, or “social physics,” is best defined as the a. approach to sociology that emphasizes…
Positivism, or "social physics," is best defined as the