PSY 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ipsative, Homeschooling, Lev Vygotsky
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Model explores the interplay between the child and his or her immediate and social/physical environment (interplay between the individual biological and environmental factors) Experiences are viewed as a subsystems within larger systems (nested structures) Development occurs when a child acts within the environment to produce change. Microsystems: immediate contexts that individuals actually experience (e. g. , family; physical objects such as toys, roles of family members, structure of the environment). Mesosystems: links or interconnections among microsystems (e. g. , links btwn home/school). How a child"s relationship at school affects her relationship with extended family members. Exosystems: settings that children never experience directly but that may still affect their development (e. g. , parents work context or parents" social world) Macrosystems: cultural or subcultural context in which others are nested (e. g. , social policies, societal values, historical changes) Developmental niche: cultural variations in children"s social networks. Cultural differences both in content (what is provided) & process (manner & by whom support is given).
