Ecological Theories
What is an ecological theory?
Organisms interact in their environment
What is the exosystem?
Settings child never enters but effects the child's development e.g., parent's workplace
In which bio-ecological system would a parent's workplace be located?
exosystem
_____________ is the environment / people which the child is not directly involved with but influence by.
exosystem
What is a microsystem?
face-to-face interaction within one's immediate setting e.g., home, school, friend
What are some modern applications of the ecoglogical theory?
A study that evaluates a child in their natural setting
What is a mesosystem?
brings together two settings that contain the child e.g., parents meet the teacher
What is the outermost system in the ecological model?
chronosystem
Which system relates to how things change overtime?
chronosystem
What is a macrosystem?
cultural norms that make up someone's everyday lives e.g., democracy, religion, culture, values
What is a chronosystem?
events that take place at different times e.g., divorce at 2 compared to divorce during teen years
Cultural beliefs and values are included in which system?
macrosystem
In which system of Bronfenbrenner's theory are links between the family and the school important?
mesosystem
Which level in the bio-ecological model is characterized by interactions between immediate environments?
mesosystem
Mesosystem is the interaction with which system?
microsystem