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