overspecialization
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˌspɛʃəlɪzeɪʃən/
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sobrespecialización
- While undeniably successful on the tactical and operational (though not on the strategic) level, this training led to overspecialization and narrow-mindedness that isolated the officer corps from German society.
- overspecialization ideology
Examples
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Although greater specialization may lead to an increasingly sophisticated understanding of specific phenomena, overspecialization can lead to findings of little direct social relevance and can hinder research falling outside or between well-specified domains (Kostoff 2002).
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The consequences of overspecialization in their studies have limited their ability to think critically across disciplines, which is essential for a well-rounded education.
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Taking into account others' information, such as users who bought similar objects or friends' interests in a social network, can help cope with overspecialization.
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Overspecialization at the undergraduate level has prevented students from becoming knowledgeable musicians.
Academic text (1996) -
Overspecialization and functional isolation are two reasons college costs consistently outpace inflation.
Academic text (1996) -
Finally, the amount of jargon, ideology, faddishness, and overspecialization in academic writing should decrease, as good work without such characteristics came to be encouraged and recognized.
Academic text (2001) -
It may simply be that in this domain, as in others, American Studies is suffering from the effects of overspecialization, in this case the tendency to look no further than the concerns of Afro-American Studies to provide all the interpretations we might need.
Academic text (1990) -
To be sure, a host of eminent mainstream historians, notably Lawrence Stone and Bernard Bailyn, have for over a decade been calling for a revival of narrative historical writing as a way to address the problems engendered by overspecialization.
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In fact, overspecialization—cited in a recent survey by the Organization of American Historians as the greatest weakness in the profession—may make it more difficult for a narrow scholar than a well-educated alumnus to have a broad understanding of the kind of liberal education an undergraduate needs.
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The company's overspecialization in software development resulted in a lack of knowledge about hardware integration, impacting their overall product performance.
Synonyms
Too much focus on one task or idea that causes other things to be ignored
Antonyms
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
overspecialization = specialization (transparent) = over + special + ization
Adding over- to specialization straightforwardly yields the sense of excessive specialization.
Etymology
The word overspecialization breaks into over- meaning 'too much' and special, seen in specialist, meaning 'focused on one part'. So it means 'focusing too much on one area or skill', which is why overspecialization can limit wider skills and career options.