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Journal Response: Hermeneutics And Critical Theory

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Journal Response #3 1. The three research methods we have covered so far in class may each have a different goal it strives to achieve, but they each have a relationship with one another in how we study the world around us. Hermeneutics and critical theory both focus on the social aspect of society, studying people and the world around us with subjectivity as they are both a values-led theory. Critical theory can be applied to positivism and hermeneutics because it can deconstruct underlying assumptions that have been previously created by the two theories at hand. 2. Historical perspective was extremely important for both authors because in order to understand the message they’re relaying one must be given the context of the argument. Once given the context the reader can understand why the deconstruction of the status quo was so significant. I think the historical perspective for the feminist method is so essential because it allows the reader to understand the situation women were in when trying to enter the …show more content…

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