BIOL 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Frankfurt School, Media Studies, Pierre Bourdieu
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Colored lenses change our perception of the world"s colors, inferring what we see and don"t by acting like filters: they absorb all colors of light except for whatever color the lens are. It is the lens that we use to look at the world. Epistemology: study of nature of knowledge," how we attain it and the extent of its scope and limitations. Methodology: logical or theoretical justification for the use of a specific method or methods to answer particular types of research questions. Health promotion is a social critique of public health. Its basic orientation is an emancipatory project. It is in the tradition of critical social theory. A few examples: - critical media theory- critical gender theory- critical race theory- critical disability theory. Three basic hp strategies or theoretical positions: enable, mediate & advocate. How are our methodological decisions consistent with our understanding of who has knowledge: key theoretical concepts and health promotion.
