Do you believe the environment can shape and mold someone in the character they are today? A man named Urie Bronfenbrenner did. He develop the ecological theory which he believed the surroundings children grew up in can affect who they are shaped into in the future when they become an adult. The ecological model he created contains five systems such as the microsystem, the mesosystem, the exosystem, the macrosystem, and the chronosystem. The microsystem involves interaction between their family members, classmates, and also their teachers. However the child is treated in this system depends how they will treat others around them. Their environments for these interactions might include the household, classroom, and neighborhood. The microsystem is considered the smallest and more prompt environment the child lives in. …show more content…
For example, if the child would like a sleepover with their friends and if their parents agree to the proposition they may have their friends come over for the sleepover. Or if the child would like to attend a party with their friends yet their parents don’t agree with the friends who are going to be there the child will behave in misconduct. The exosystem consists of the child having no active role yet they are affected by it. This system may occur between two or more environment settings around the developing child. For example, a mother who is working long hours at work but never receives a raise to support herself and her child. She may get frustrated and lash out on her child and then later punish them. The macrosystem involves a bondage between people and places the child my consider significance towards. It may influence the child’s beliefs, values, and their ideas. This system is considered the largest out of all of the five systems. The macrosystem can also help the child develop a sense of their culture and political