Ecological Systems Model

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Ecological Systems Model
Chronosystem
Microsystem the immediate surroundings impacting
a person (i.e., family, friends)
Macrosystem
Exosystem
Exosystem the context in which a person does not
have an active role, but is influenced by anyway
(i.e., spouses workplace, community programs)
Microsystem
Macrosystem the larger culture in which a person
is affected by particular beliefs and value
systems (i.e., American culture)
Chronosystem the particular time that influences
a person over the lifespan (i.e., growing up in
the 60s versus the 90s)
(Bronfenbrenner, 1979)