Exam 1: Bronfenbrenner/Ecological Systems Model Flashcards
1
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Main Idea
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Have to understand the direct and indirect influences on the child’s development
2
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Microsystems
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Direct interactions with the child that impact them directly
-parents, peers, teacher
3
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Mesosystems
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Interactions between microsystems
ie. how parents interact with the school
4
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Exosystems
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Larger institutions that affect the mesosystems
ie. healthcare systems or mass media
5
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Macrosystems
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Cultural values and beliefs, economic and political system
6
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Chronosystem
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The influence of the point in time
ie. cultural values and political policies change over time
7
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Bidirectional Influences
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The child also impacts all these other systems
