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Beyond Macro and Micro in the Linguistic Anthropology of Education
Author(s) -
Wortham Stanton
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2012.01165.x
Subject(s) - macro , sociology , heuristics , agency (philosophy) , micro level , macro level , epistemology , educational anthropology , social science , linguistics , educational research , computer science , economic system , philosophy , economic impact analysis , economics , programming language , operating system , civil engineering , engineering
This special issue explores whether the heuristics “macro” and “micro” capture the most important levels of explanation in the anthropology of education. Recent work suggests that we must move beyond a macro–micro approach. This introduction sketches reasons for going beyond macro and micro and reviews alternative approaches to explaining cultural and educational processes. The following articles illustrate such alternatives and develop their own arguments about macro, micro, and other relevant scales. [timescales, agency, structure, language use, social theory]