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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Have you ever wondered what skills are needed to get the most...
Have you ever wondered what skills are needed to get the most out of reading social science materials? This unit looks at how reading skills are developed and provides three questions that should be kept in mind when working through Social Science texts and extracts.
After studying this unit you should be able:
- read Social Science materials critically and effectively.
- Duration: 1 hour
- Published on: Monday 28th March 2011
- Level: Intermediate
- Posted under: Sociology
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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Introduction

This unit looks at developing reading skills in the context of using Social Science materials. This material is primarily an audio file, originally 11 minutes in length and recorded in 1988.
This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Social policy: welfare, power and diversity (D218) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in this subject area [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
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