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Bronfenbrenner Theory

Urie Bronfenbrenner developed the ecological systems theory to explain how a child's development is influenced by different environmental systems, including the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. The document then provides an example of a girl named Imani and discusses how each of Bronfenbrenner's systems influence her development, such as her interactions with family, friends, and extracurricular activities (microsystem), her parents' involvement in school (mesosystem), her relationships with extended family (exosystem), her concerns about terrorism (macrosystem), and her use of technology over time (chronosystem).

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Bronfenbrenner Theory

Urie Bronfenbrenner developed the ecological systems theory to explain how a child's development is influenced by different environmental systems, including the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. The document then provides an example of a girl named Imani and discusses how each of Bronfenbrenner's systems influence her development, such as her interactions with family, friends, and extracurricular activities (microsystem), her parents' involvement in school (mesosystem), her relationships with extended family (exosystem), her concerns about terrorism (macrosystem), and her use of technology over time (chronosystem).

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BRONFENBRENNER

THEORY
Sara Millar
ECE 185

BRONFENBRENNER AND
ECOLOGICAL THEORY

Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005)

Developed the ecological systems theory to explain how


everything in a child and the child's environment affects how a
child grows and develops

Labeled different aspects or levels of the environment that


influence children's development, including:
Microsystem
Mesosystem
Exosystem
Macrosystem
Chronosystem

ABOUT IMANI

Age: 9
Grade 4
Enjoys playing
outside with
friends pretends
they are at a
beach and plays
hide and go seek
Loves to dance

MICROSYSTEM

Small, immediate environment immediate


relationships or organizations they interact
with: family, caregivers, and their school or
daycare
SAC Program after school
Goes bowling with family every weekend

MESOSYSTEM

Describes how the different parts of a child's


microsystem work together for the sake of
the child
Parents attend school musicals put on by the
children and go to parent-teacher
conferences along with attending PTA
meetings

EXOSYSTEM

Includes the other people and places that the child


herself may not interact with often, but that still
have a large affect on her, such as parents'
workplaces, extended family members, the
neighborhood, etc.
Extended family in Delaware and Illinois aunts,
uncles, cousins, & grandparents in both states
Visits Illinois more and always spends time together
when visiting. Goes to waterparks, shopping, out to
eat, etc.

MACROSYSTEM

Largest and most remote set of people and


things to a child but which still has a great
influence over the child culture values,
economy, wars, etc.
Im scared that the terrorists are going to
come back to America and do it again
because they want revenge on us since we
killed Bin Laden.

CHRONOSYSTEM

Environmental influences over time and the


ways they impact development and behavior
technological age
Computer class play games that teach
reading, math, spelling, etc.
Television and movies, MP3 used mostly on
vacation and when trying to fall asleep

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