Social Ecological Theory
Ecological Social Theory and Graduate School Throughout my whole life there was multiple effects and interrelatedness of social elements in my environment that lead me to decide to continue my education into the Master’s level degree. Some of these factors included family, friends, and my community. There was a trigger in my life and a point in time that I knew I had to continue my education. The Ecological Social Theory has corresponding levels of environmental influences in relation to human development and why I am continuing my education.
Ecological Social Theory Ecological Social Theory was developed from Urie Bronfenbrenner. Bronfenbrenner wanted to show how a person’s development is based off of influences of several environmental factors or systems. The first environmental factor is the microsystem. The microsystem is a person’s family or aspects of a group that contain a social identity. The next is the mesosystem which is two microsystems interacting together or an organization or institutional that helps shape or configures the environment within that person (Arditti, 2005). Then there is the exosystem. The exosystem is the external environment that indirectly influences a person’s development. An example of an exosystem is the community. The macrosystem is the larger socio-cultural system like a person’s culture. The last system is the chronosystem. The chronosystem is the evolution of all external systems over a period of time.
Microsystem
After I was fired for the wrong reasons, I knew I had to make a change in my life to better myself. I went back to school to get my Bachelor’s degree in psychology. The next question that had to be answer was what is my plans following my B.A. degree. Feinstein, Driving-Hawk, Baartman (2009) conducted a research of Bronfenbrenner and in the microsystem section; they based their examination on self-concept, future expectations, and family and peer support. My self-concept was the hardest part for me to
Ecological Social Theory Ecological Social Theory was developed from Urie Bronfenbrenner. Bronfenbrenner wanted to show how a person’s development is based off of influences of several environmental factors or systems. The first environmental factor is the microsystem. The microsystem is a person’s family or aspects of a group that contain a social identity. The next is the mesosystem which is two microsystems interacting together or an organization or institutional that helps shape or configures the environment within that person (Arditti, 2005). Then there is the exosystem. The exosystem is the external environment that indirectly influences a person’s development. An example of an exosystem is the community. The macrosystem is the larger socio-cultural system like a person’s culture. The last system is the chronosystem. The chronosystem is the evolution of all external systems over a period of time.
Microsystem
After I was fired for the wrong reasons, I knew I had to make a change in my life to better myself. I went back to school to get my Bachelor’s degree in psychology. The next question that had to be answer was what is my plans following my B.A. degree. Feinstein, Driving-Hawk, Baartman (2009) conducted a research of Bronfenbrenner and in the microsystem section; they based their examination on self-concept, future expectations, and family and peer support. My self-concept was the hardest part for me to
References: Arditti, J. (2005). Families and Incarceration: An Ecological Approach. Families in Society, 251-260. Berry, J. (1995). Families and deinstitutionalization: An application of Bronfenbrenner 's social ecology model. Journal of Counseling and Development , 379-379. Feinstein, S., Driving-Hawk, C., & Baartman, J. (2009). Resiliency and Native American Teenagers. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 12-17. Gil-Kashiwabara, E., Hogansen, J., Geenen, S., Powers, K., & Powers, L. (2007). Improving Transition Outcomes for Marginalized Youth. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 80-91. McLeod, S. (2008). Self Concept. Retrieved from Simply Psychology: http://www.simplypsychology.org/self-concept.html