Bronfenbrenner Flashcards

Questions and Answers

Who is credited with the Ecological Theory?

Sigmund Freud

Albert Bandura

Urie Bronfenbrenner (correct)

Jean Piaget

What is a microsystem?

The innermost system that includes various settings that the child inhabits on a daily basis.

Provide examples of a microsystem.

Home, church, peer group, neighborhood, child care center.

What is a mesosystem?

Links face-to-face settings to one another, including relationships among entities involved in a child's microsystem. Signup and view all the answers

Provide examples of a mesosystem.

Parents' interaction with teachers, schools' interaction with daycare providers. Signup and view all the answers

What is an exosystem?

Social institutions which affect children indirectly. Signup and view all the answers

Provide examples of an exosystem.

Parents' workplace, government agencies, mass media, extended family networks. Signup and view all the answers

What is a macrosystem?

Broader cultural values, beliefs, laws, and governmental resources. Signup and view all the answers

Provide examples of a macrosystem.

Shared beliefs, values, customs of a culture; wars, natural disasters. Signup and view all the answers

What is a chronosystem?

Changes which occur during a child's life in the characteristics of the child and the environment. Signup and view all the answers

Provide examples of a chronosystem.

Changes over the life course in family structure, socioeconomic status, employment, placement of residence. Signup and view all the answers

What is supported in the microsystem?

Support families to be and feel strong, connect them to services/resources. Signup and view all the answers

What is supported in the mesosystem?

Warmly welcome families, including extended families. Signup and view all the answers

What is supported in the exosystem?

Provide support to microsystems, especially parents and families. Signup and view all the answers

What is supported in the macrosystem?

Advocate for policies, laws, and ways of thinking that support children and families. Signup and view all the answers

Head Start has led to fewer years of special education.

True Signup and view all the answers

Head Start has led to improved classroom and personal behavior.

True Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of US children live in poverty?

22% Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Ecological Theory

Developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner, emphasizing the influence of various environmental systems on child development.

Microsystem

Innermost layer impacting daily life; encompasses settings like home, school, and peer groups.
Critically affects children's immediate experiences and interactions.

Examples of Microsystem

Includes the child's home, places of worship, peer groups, neighborhoods, and childcare centers.

Mesosystem

Connects different microsystems, highlighting the interactions and relationships among them.
The strength of these connections significantly influences child development.

Examples of Mesosystem

Interaction between parents and teachers, collaborations between schools and daycare providers.

Exosystem

Consists of social institutions affecting children indirectly; includes environments that impact but typically do not involve the child.

Examples of Exosystem

Comprises parents' workplaces, government agencies, mass media, extended family networks, and local community contexts.

Macrosystem

Represents broader cultural context, encompassing societal values, beliefs, laws, and resources.

Examples of Macrosystem

Encompasses shared beliefs, cultural customs, conflicts such as wars, and consequences of natural disasters.

Chronosystem

Reflects changes occurring in a child's life, including developmental milestones and environmental shifts.

Examples of Chronosystem

Accounts for alterations in family structure, socioeconomic status, job status, and shifts in living arrangements over time.

Support in the Microsystem

Focuses on strengthening families and providing access to resources that nurture children's current development.

Support in the Mesosystem

Aims to create a welcoming environment for families and connect child services with the community.

Support in the Exosystem

Provides essential backing for microsystems, particularly for parents and families to enhance children's growth.

Support in the Macrosystem

Advocates for child and family-friendly policies, promoting laws that support developmental welfare.

Head Start Program Outcomes

Increased adult earnings and improved health behaviors attributed to participation in the Head Start program.

Dependency and Legal Issues

Head Start involvement has corresponded with reduced dependence on welfare programs and lower arrest rates among adults.

Head Start Benefits (True Statements)

Participation results in fewer years spent in special education and yields better classroom behavior and higher high school graduation rates.

Poverty Context

Approximately 22% of US children currently live in poverty, impacting their overall development and opportunities.

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Test your knowledge of Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory with these flashcards. Examine key concepts like microsystems and mesosystems, and learn about the various settings that impact child development. Perfect for students of psychology and education.