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individuals’ or groups’ histories of participation in activities in their cultural communities instead
of simply attributing general traits of individuals categorically to ethnic group membership.
TERMS FOR READERS
Individual psychogenesis—The view that learning and development are individual mental functions
that originate in the mind, unaffected and unmediated by the outside world.
Sociogenesis—The view that the development of mental functions are influenced and mediated by
factors such as social interactions, and the contexts and environments surrounding the individual.
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