FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ecological Systems Theory, Margaret Mead, Family Therapy
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Compare data on family life among different kinds of societies. Compare census, social agency or demographic data to determine patterns of family. Use questionnaires or interviews over a number of years to follow up on earlier. Systematic examination of cultural artifacts or various forms of investigations communication to determine themes. Mesosystem (inter-connectedness) closest to them (e. g. parents and siblings) Consists of people and objects in an individual"s immediate environment who are. What happens in one microsystem will influence the others (e. g. bad day at work or. Social setting that you might not experience first hand or indirectly, but still influences development (e. g. mothers work environment) school, you"re grouchy at home) Broader social and cultural context the family lives in. Subcultures and cultures that the other three systems are embedded in. The family"s microsystem changes when an older sibling leaves home to. The family"s exosystem changes when a mother leaves an easy low paying.