The standpoint theory addressed by Sandra Harding and Julia T. Wood refers to the different perspectives we each have as individuals. We each have completely different pasts so during conversations, we each take a very particular standpoint on the matter being addressed based on our past experiences. Different standpoints rely on things such as race, ethnicity, gender, etc. With this being said, these individualized standpoints we each have shapes our view of the world.

An example of this would be in one Family Guy episode. This episode has the main character, Peter Griffin, hanging out with his father in law, Mr. Pewtershmidt, who happens to be a billionaire. Peter joins Mr. Pewterschmidt for a card game with his fellow billionaire buddies (Bill Gates, Warren Buffet) and at one point they go on a drive and pass through a toll booth. To which Peter says “you have to pay them a quarter” and Bill Gates responds with “what’s a quarter?”. This displays the standpoint theory because it represents the standpoint to which Bill Gates views a quarter. With billions and billions of dollars to worry about, a quarter is merely insignificant.

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