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III. The Methods of Social Science

1. Social Science Approaches to Problems 
   1. Alternative Approaches 
      1. The Functionalist Theory Approach
      2. The Exchange Theory Approach
      3. The Conflict Theory Approach
      4. The Symbolic Interaction Theory Approach
   2. Alternative Methods 
      1. The Historical Method
      2. The Case Method
      3. The Comparative and Cross-Cultural Methods
2. Educated Common Sense in the Social Sciences
3. The Use of Statistics
4. The Interdisciplinary Approach