Niko Brown
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Liberal Studies 200
September 16th, 2018
Framing Reflection #1
The paradigm I am most strongly affiliated with is the critical paradigm. Historical realism fits my ontological perspective. I constitute reality as something that is shaped by values. As an emerging researcher, I prefer to be free from any existing regimes and beliefs. The critical paradigm attacks and questions assumptions of reality that we think we already know. I strongly relate to this as I question even popular theories that mostly believed to be true. I think it is important to understand where assumptions come from and why they are so popular believed. The critical paradigm can also relate to a lot of sociology assignments I have worked on as questioning stereotypes and other social theories is a part of sociology. Interrogating values and injustice exposes hegemony and injustice since that seems like the right thing to do. What I like about the critical paradigm is it just looks for the honest truth and I consider honesty to be underrated in most social worlds today. The idea of pulling back the curtain and revealing the true reality is very appealing and refreshing to me as it removes all the lies and simplifies how things are.
