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Human Ecological Model

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involves interrelationships between humans and their environments

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4 basic structures

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  • Microsystem
  • Mesosystem
  • Exosystem
  • Macrosystem
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Microsystem

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refers to the activities and relationships with significant others.

Child's developments depends on the interactions among:
family (primary socializer)
school
peer group
community
media
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Mesosystem

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Intermediate - consist of LINKAGES and interrelationships between two or more of a developing person’s microsystems.

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Exosystem

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Outside - setting that children are not active participants in, but it still affects them. (Ex: School Board)

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Macrosystem

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Large - consists of the society and subculture to which a person belongs.

Ethnicity - ascribed attributes from family
Culture - learned behavior

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Low-Context Macro

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Characterized by rationality, practicality, competition, individuality and progress.
(Ex: Steve Jobs)

  • valuing progress
  • fragmented relationships
  • try to control nature
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High-Context Macro

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Characterized by intuitiveness, emotionality, cooperation, group identity and tradition.
(Ex: Amish)

  • harmony with nature and others in social network
  • valuing tradition
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Chronosystem

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temporal changes in the ecological system or individual over time, producing new condition that affect development

  • tech changes
  • Sig. societal events (9/11)
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Normative Event

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Typical events; experienced by majority

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Non-normative Event

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Not typical events; experienced by minority

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Proximal Environment

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person, family, neighborhood (micros and mesos)

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Distal Environment

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person, community, society (exo and macro)

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Interaction Effect

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B = f(PE)

Behavior is a function of person and the environment