FCSE 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ecological Systems Theory, Risk Aversion, Human Ecology
10 Oct 2018
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Human ecology & ecosystems theory: human ecology is people interacting with the environment, micro system, mesosystem, exo system, macro system, chrono system, bronfenbrenner ecological systems theory. Ecosystems theory: family ecosystems , the interaction of families with its environment, global ecosystems, the interaction of the family within the global environment. Risk aversion: types of risk aversions (avoiding danger, performance risk, financial risk, physical risk, psychological risk, social risk, time risk. In 2004, a devastating tsunami hit southeast asia. Watch the movie trailer clip the impossible which chronicles a true story of survival after a catastrophic event. Image you and your family in a similar situation; lost after a tragic disaster - all your possessions, food, water, and clothing destroyed. Would your relationships be tested: according to maslow"s hierarchy of needs theory, people in a survival mode are unable to attain a strong sense of self-esteem or attempt to become self-fulfilled.
