Is social studies a proper or a common noun?

Answer 1

The term social studies is a common noun, a compound noun for any social studies of any kind.

A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

• Abby Rockefeller Mauze, Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, MA
• International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands
• Social Studies School Service, Culver City, CA
• "Social Studies for the Twenty-First Century" by Jack Zevin

Answer 2

Scoial studies is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.

Answer 3

"Social studies" is a common noun.