Modernists
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Seek the source (beginning) of social development.
Finding the source means finding the answer.
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Emphasis on coherence.
How do things stick together over time?
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He saw in everything: continuity, development, and progress.
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Foucault
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Describes and analyzes social reality in different epochs.
It is not possible to find an answer, but it is essential to ask
questions.
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There is no coherence.
What are these internal contradictions that exist at all times?
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Discontinuity, turning points, and surprises.
There is no uniform, consistent and one-way movement.
History is moving in all directions, up, down, left, right, even
forward.
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