>>13383642as much of a science as anything else
science is just a method of getting at an understanding of something
the only reason social sciences are called "soft" sciences is because of how hard it is to use the scientific method to get at an understanding of social systems. it's too blunt an instrument, and there are far too many factors whenever the human mind is involved (and compound that many times over if you're investigating anything regarding groups of people).
it's very easy (relative) to isolate and control conditions for an experiment on a chemical, for example, and repeat the experiment over and over.
far more difficult to isolate and control conditions in social matters.
it's a science. it's just harder to do.
