HDFS 212 Lecture Notes - Ecological Systems Theory, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Human Ecology

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26 Feb 2014
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Human ecology is about the relationships between people and their environment. In human ecology the environment is perceived as an ecosystem. Child development involved interacting within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the environment. The environment is not a static force that uniformly affects individuals it is ever- changing. (recall the story love you. The temporal dimension of this model is the chrono-system. He is one of the most widely studied ecological theorists. He believed that: a child"s biological disposition and environmental forces come together to shape the child"s development. There are two environmental conditions necessary for human development: one or more adults must love child unconditionally, adults must encourage child and spend time in joint activities with child in and out of home environment. Microsystem: nested environment where child is with parents, teachers and anyone having most immediate effect on child.

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