Exam 5: Bronfenbrenner: Ecology of Human Development

The model of the ecology of human development is responsible for our recognition of the complex effects of social and economic status (SES) of families and communities on children.

In his 1979 book The Ecology of Human Development, Bronfenbrenner proposed that ____________ plays a role in children's development.

Human ecology is the study of the complex interrelationships between humans and their social environments.

Institutions such as local governments, businesses, services, and media are considered to be part of the _________.

The mesosystem contains community groups such as the school, neighborhood, and other social organizations.

According to Bronfenbrenner's concentric structures concept, _________________ are embedded in the mesosystem.

According to Bronfenbrenner's concentric structures, ______________ are the immediate social context of a child's life-that is, the people with whom a child interacts on a regular basis.

Bronfenbrenner considered the _______ to be the innermost structure in the concentric arrangement.

Bronfenbrenner examined the effects of the id and the ego on children's development.

Interactions between levels of concentric structures are referred to as _________.

The ________ represents the dominant beliefs and ideologies in the culture.