Urie bronfenbrenner

• Urie Bronfenbrenner is known for ecological system theory
• ecological system theory- explaining how social settings affect human development
• 5 ecological system
• microsystems - made up of the groups that have direct contact with our immediate surroundings.

  example: family, friends, home, & school
• mesosystem - the relationship between the groups from the first system. refers to the connection between the different microsystems in our life.

  example: relationship between the child and his parents or his teacher
• macrosystem- bigger cultural and societal factors that shape our experiences. affects the individual & everyone around them. can have a positive or negative effect on the child.

  ex. cultural values, customs, laws
• exosystem - includes external indirectly affect us, like our parents' workplace or government policies. the elements of this system don;t have a direct relationship with the individual.

  ex. location, schedule
• chronosystem - these systems evolve and change overtime, and it considers the impact of historical events or age-related transitions on our development.

  ex. stability, change