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).
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Etymology
From macro- + genesis.
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).
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