Question

According to Comte the traditional method of Sociology is
1. Positivism
2. Antipositivism
3. Imperialism
4. Relativism

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Positivism

The correct answer is Positivism.

• Positivism, the principle of conducting sociology through empiricism and the scientific method, was the primary way that Comte studied sociology.
• Positivism also argues that sociology should concern itself only with what can be observed with the senses and that theories of social life should be built in a rigid, linear, and methodical way on a basis of verifiable fact.

•  Antipositivism
  • Antipositivism is the view in social science that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world.
  • Antipositivism relates to various historical debates in philosophy and sociology science.
• Imperialism
  • Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion.
  • Imperialism is a policy or ideology of extending the rule over peoples and other countries, for extending political and economic access, power, and control, often through employing hard power, especially military force, but also soft power.
• Relativism
  • Relativism is a family of philosophical views which deny claims to objectivity within a particular domain.
  • It is the claim that standards of truth, rationality, and ethical right and wrong vary greatly between cultures and historical epochs and there are no universal criteria for adjudicating between them.