As the discussion so far suggests, one of the fundamental differences between these two positions is what each assumes about what kind of knowledge or skills we dealing with when we are talking about writing, and what is involved in acquiring such knowledge.While both take the view that literacy is a political, cultural, and social issue, they differ on the point of entry of the individual into the process. Thus genre theorists emphasize the wider social traditions of which the individual becomes a part, while those who would challenge dominant literacies emphasize processes of negotiation between individuals in the construction of knowledge.