Ecological Map The boy named Brian Individual 12
Ecological Map The boy named Brian. .
Individual. . . 12 year old- Hormonal boy Active- Trains and plays soccer up to 3 times a week Average Student- Grades are average in most situations African-American- Minority group within Australia Only Child- No brothers or Sisters
Microsystem. . . The influences that have the main effect on Brian’s day to day life, such as family, school and friends. Mother- Single parent who works 2 jobs to maintain their lifestyle Carer- Elderly next door neighbour who watches Brian while mother works Sports Team- Under 13’s Soccer team Coach/PE Teacher- Helps get Brian to some training sessions School- Local public school team Friends- From School and his soccer
Microsystems interacting may have results such as those shown below. Mesosystem, Friends can sometimes distract Brian from schoolwork Microsystem School, Brian attends the local public school Microsystem Friends, School friends that play soccer with Brian Mesosystem, Influence of friends can cause problems at home Mesosystem, Problems within the family can effect school work Microsystem Mother, sole parent, working 2 jobs
Interactions within Microsystems are known as Mesosystems Microsystem Mesosystem Sports coach, Helps get Brian to training when his Mum is working Mother, sole parent, working 2 jobs Mesosystem Mesosy Microsystem Sports Team, Brian plays soccer, training twice a week and playing on weekends
Exosystem. . . The factors that don’t have a direct influence on Brian, but affect him through the factors in his microsystem Grandparents- Highly supportive parents to Brian’s mother. Church- Brian, his mother and his grandparents go to church weekly Mother’s work- Receptionist full time, packs shelves 3 evenings per week
MACROSYSTEM: Social blueprint of a given culture such as customs and resources, etc High unemployment rate- Mother needs to work both jobs to be able to afford repayments on their family home. Sports orientated society- Give Brian direction as his goal is to play soccer professionally. Christian faith- Brian’s family are all practising Christians
CHRONOSYSTEM: Trends in time based dimensions, on a global level that change peoples idea’s and standards. Global Financial Crisis- Helping with lower house repayments but puts Mother’s second job at risk. Growing trend towards alternative family structures- the idea of a “normal” family is very different from years ago.
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