>>>>>>>>As for those social so-called "sciences"... c'mon. They'd be doing the same thing they are doing anyway, just to a different tune.
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>>>>>>>Hey, watch it... I have a Master's degree in Sociology...
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>>>>>>But you probably got it in the U.S. or some other such parochial venue. ;)
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>>>>>Actually, I received my degree from the University of Turku, Finland.
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>>>>American prof perhaps? Or maybe one of the other students was from the U.S.?
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>>>Neither. I had great professors (all Finns), half of them influenced by "Western" theories (Weber, Durkheim, Parsons...) and half of them influenced by Socialist/Communist theories (Marx, Engels, ...) But there was quite a few original Finnish thinking and theories as well (Eskola, Allardt, ...) No U.S. students anywhere to be seen at least in our department at that time.
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>>Well, I give up then. I don't know why you aren't in complete accord with Dragan's thinking. ;)
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>Oh, ok. I don't quite understand why this question about "parochial venues" came up to begin with...

Your opinion would be 'suspect' because it would be 'tainted and colored' (filtered is better perhaps) by your parochial education here in the U.S. (which couldn't possibly match that of a European education or else you would be agreeing not disagreeing) :o) However, since you attended school in Finland, you failed to support his position.

Am I wrong Dragan?