macrogenesis
macrogenesis noun: in sociocultural psychology, macrogenesis as a term can act in opposition to microgenesis as an umbrella term for other, specific processes. These macrogenetic processes would be described as: ontogenesis (the development of a person through their lifecourse), sociogenesis (the development of a culture or society over time), and phylogenesis (the evolution of humans and non-human animals over generations).
Noun
macrogenesis (uncountable)
- In sociocultural psychology, macrogenesis as a term can act in opposition to microgenesis as an umbrella term for other, specific processes. These macrogenetic processes would be described as: ontogenesis (the development of a person through their lifecourse), sociogenesis (the development of a culture or society over time), and phylogenesis (the evolution of humans and non-human animals over generations).
Origin of macrogenesis
From macro- + genesis.
Questions about macrogenesis
- What does macrogenesis mean?
- Macrogenesis means in sociocultural psychology, macrogenesis as a term can act in opposition to microgenesis as an umbrella term for other, specific processes. These macrogenetic processes would be described as: ontogenesis (the development of a person through their lifecourse), sociogenesis (the development of a culture or society over time), and phylogenesis (the evolution of humans and non-human animals over generations).
- What part of speech is macrogenesis?
- Macrogenesis is a noun.
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