Careers in the social sciences are sometimes called the professions.
a. true
b. false

Careers in the social sciences are sometimes called the helping professions. The statement presented is True. Social sciences are considered as the helping professions because the discipline is concerned with the study of social life of human groups and individuals like economics, anthropology, history, psychology, sociology. It nurtures the growth of a person's psychological, intellectual, physical, emotional and even spiritual well-being.