particularism vs focusing

particularism and focusing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
particularism	Yes	No	No	No
focusing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, focusing is a hypernym of particularism; that is, focusing is a word with a broader meaning than particularism:

Other hypernyms of particularism include centering, centring, direction, focal point, focus, focussing.

particularism (noun)	focusing (noun)
a focus on something particular	the act of bringing into focus
	the concentration of attention or energy on something