Positivism refers to:

A. the reliance on uproven theories to explain changes in society.
B. the belief that, at hear, most people try to do good things in the world.
C. the use of observation, comparison, experimentation, and the historical method to analyze society.
D. an understanding of one's position in society based on social structures.


Answer: C. the use of observation, comparison, experimentation, and the historical method to analyze society.

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