Popperism is not, and has never been, the definition of science. Science is straightforwardly defined: it is a pursuit of research whose primary mechanism for

Popperism is not, and has never been, the definition of science. Science is straightforwardly defined: it is a pursuit of research whose primary mechanism for gathering knowledge about the world is the scientific method. Difficulties in methodology aside, social sciences primarily use the scientific method, and thus they are science.