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This module introduces students to social sciences as the range of academic disciplines concerned with the study of human society and social relationships. Students are introduced to contemporary questions facing the social sciences including why social sciences matter and why we need social sciences. Students are also introduced to major societal challenges and priority research questions identified by leading scholars. The module is delivered in a number of cross-cutting themes. Students examine the following topics: migration, globalization, inequalities; democracy and nation states; gender; social investment, aging and demography; employment and free movement; types and models of capitalism; voting coalitions and policies; the welfare states in everyday life; types and models of welfare states; meeting future challenges for care and welfare of families. Student participation and learning is supported by tutorials, including information and library skills. By the end of the module students will be able to critically analyse the potential contribution of social sciences to societal challenges of the 21st century and use library resources to support their analysis and quality of writing.