Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory

In Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, interactions between parents and teachers occur in the ______.

• mesosystem.

• macrosystem.

• microsystem.

• exosystem.

20 year old Ross lives in a country with very low governmental standards for public education. As a result, he is barely literate. The public policies that impact Ross’s education are part of the ______

• mesosystem.

• macrosystem.

• microsystem.

• exosystem.

According to Bronfenbrenner, the environment _______.

• negatively impacts the breakdown in exosystem activities.

• is a static force.

• is an effective substitute for lack of parental involvement.

• is an ever-changing system.

In Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, interactions between a father and his child occur in the _____.

• mesosystem.

• macrosystem.

• microsystem.

• exosystem.

Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory views the child as _________.

• a blank slate upon which adults and more experienced peers can write.

• developing with a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment.

• resembling our primate relatives in social behavior and emotional expression

• a biological organism with a highly plastic brain, especially open to growth and reorganization as a result of experience