Grand-theory Start Development Social history
Modernist
They are looking for a source (beginning) of social development Finding a source means finding the answer Emphasis on coherence How do things stick together over time?
In everything they see: continuity, development and progress
Foucault
Describes and analyzes social reality in different epochs It is not possible to find an answer, but it is important to ask questions. No coherence What are the inner contradictions that exist at all times? Discontinuity, groundbreaking and out-of-business No uniform, consistent and one-way movement History moves in all directions, up, down, left, right, even forward.