Sociologists Engage in Historical Analysis Because

question 64

Multiple Choice

Sociologists engage in historical analysis because:

• A) a good sociologist must also be a good historian
• B) societies were more complex in the nineteenth century
• C) sociology is ill equipped to study the modern world
• D) survey research and fieldwork are inadequate research methods
• E) a time perspective is frequently needed to make sense of a research problem

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