The social sciences are sometimes referred to as "soft".

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Richard Kensinger

Michael,

I deeply appreciate your input & the reference!

Rich

Vincent Raphael Nyirenda

My experience is that there is now a good measure of appreciation of both sciences, e.g. southern Africa. The principle followed is 'Complementarity'. C.f:

A Weaker Partner: Why the knowledge from soft sciences loses out ...

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Vincent,

I really appreciate your input!

Best, Rich