It definitely is but conveniently you can't prove it and they can't prove otherwise.
Most of the social "science" are a scam, but since it gives peoples some "work" it keeps going. In reality it's only value extraction and they are basically parasites of the common people but since the people in that field have a lot of power ("educated", often female, etc) it keeps going.
It's like the HR department; you would rather not have them but since there are laws around it you pay the racket and move on, not other way.
Most of the social "science" are a scam, but since it gives peoples some "work" it keeps going. In reality it's only value extraction and they are basically parasites of the common people but since the people in that field have a lot of power ("educated", often female, etc) it keeps going. It's like the HR department; you would rather not have them but since there are laws around it you pay the racket and move on, not other way.