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Document Summary
Human ecological system: described as a system approach to human ecology, can be described with aristotle"s quote, "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. " 3 parts to the human ecological system: human. The human goes through stages of development and each stage has its own tasks, needs, problems and behavior. It is not your age, it is the stage. Our life is seen as a series of stages: environment. The forces and conditions that surround and influence living organisms and nonliving things. Features of the earth (living things: plants, animals) Elements of the atmosphere (nonliving: air, sunlight, space, soil, water, weather) The part of the environment that humans have established or changed to meet designated needs. Social biological (the living) ex: genetically engineered trees to fight pollution. Social physical (the environment) ex: hov lanes, recycle bins. Social cultural (communication) ex: laws, languages, standards of beauty, customs, cultural patterns.
