11 Questions
According to the text, who developed the foundations of ecological systems theory?
Urie Bronfenbrenner
What is a primary contribution of ecological systems theory?
Examining contextual variability in development processes
What does ecological systems theory emphasize in studying lifespan development?
The interrelationship of different developmental processes
According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, which of the following is NOT a component of a system that may shape psychological development?
Environmental hardships
According to the text, which family is more likely to lack the nurturing support of extended family?
Affluent family in a gated community
According to Bronfenbrenner, which two psychologists have been identified as important influences on his theory?
Soviet developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky and German-born psychologist Kurt Lewin
According to the text, what is one of the foundational elements of the ecological counseling perspective?
Bronfenbrenner's work
According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the mesosystem consists of interconnections between which of the following?
Family and school
Which of the following is an example of the exosystem in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory?
A child's experience at home being influenced by their parent's experiences at work
According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the macrosystem describes what?
The overarching culture that influences the developing child
What does the chronosystem in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory consist of?
The pattern of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as changing socio-historical circumstances
Study Notes
Ecological Systems Theory by Urie Bronfenbrenner
- Ecological systems theory is a theoretical framework developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner, a developmental psychologist.
- Bronfenbrenner published his major statement of the theory in American Psychologist and further developed it in his book "The Ecology of Human Development" and later writings.
- The theory emphasizes the interrelationship of different developmental processes and the contextual variability in development.
- It focuses on the role of the developing person as an active agent in development and understanding developmental processes.
- Ecological systems theory uses naturalistic and quasi-experimental studies to examine universal developmental processes with contextual variability.
- Bronfenbrenner's work categorized developmental processes from genetic and personal characteristics to influences from social relationships, parents' work, government policies, and cultural value systems.
- The theory evolved to address critiques and emphasize individual differences and efficacy, resulting in the Bioecological Model of Human Development.
- The Bioecological Model considers the role of biology in development and how each system contains roles, norms, and rules that shape psychological development.
- The five systems in ecological systems theory are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem.
- Each system interacts and impacts the developing child, including immediate institutions, interconnections between microsystems, social settings that do not involve the child, culture, and environmental events and transitions over the life course.
- Bronfenbrenner's work has had a widespread influence on the study of human beings and their environments.
- The ecological framework is used to understand the interconnectedness of people and their environment and can be applied to various social problems and contexts.
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