MESOSYSTEM MICROSYSTEM THE INDIVIDUAL ECOLOGICAL MAP CHRONOSYSTEM MACROSYSTEM

MESOSYSTEM MICROSYSTEM THE INDIVIDUAL ECOLOGICAL MAP CHRONOSYSTEM MACROSYSTEM EXOSYSTEM (Internal and External) Mia Sex Family Parent/Teacher relationship Friends of Family Mass Media Early Menstruation Health Peers Age School Grandparents Parental Employment Society Mother finds a new partner

Mia Parker is 10 years of age. She is a female who is not considered your normal average student. She is currently in Year 4 and has already begun puberty. Early menstruation is common, however, it does not happen to a lot of young girls. Early Menstruation is due to various factors including: - Heredity - Poor nutrition - Obesity - Social Factors - Environmental Contamination Mia Parker, not only suffers from early menstruation, but also had to suffer from her parents divorce when she was 5 years of age. She lived a hard life, always knowing that her father would never be there for her. This lead to a second home for Mia in the before and after school care and at her grandparents house, as her mother worked full time. Mia now faces the challenges of a new father as her mother has decided to re-marry. Mia is to be recognised as a brave strong young girl who will mature into a fine young woman before her friends and who was raised by a single-parent, whom she looks up to everyday, as her role model.

THE INDIVIDUAL INTERNAL EXTERNAL * 10 years of age * Family * Female * Peers * Early Menstruation (Puberty) * School * Church

MICROSYSTEM Microsystem: “The layer closest to the child and contains the structures with which the child has direct contact. It encompasses the relationships and interactions a child has with her immediate surroundings. ” Family Peers School

MESOSYSTEM Mesosystem: “It refers to the interrelationships between settings in which the child actively participates. It provides the connection between structures of the child’s Microsystem. ” Parent/Teacher relationships Grandparents.

EXOSYSTEM Exosystem: “This layer defines the larger social system in which the child does not function directly. The structures in this layer impact the child’s development by interacting with some structure in her their Microsystem. ” Friends of Family Parental Employment

MACROSYSTEM Macrosystem: “Incorporates the set of values or cultural belief systems around which life in a society is organised, and which are passed on through families, schools, churches and other social and government institutions. ” Mass Media Society

CHRONOSYSTEM Chronosystem: “This system encompasses the dimension of time as it relates to a child’s environments. Elements in this system can be both internal and external. This system is important because it acknowledges that, just as individuals change over time, so too do contexts. ” Early Menstruation New father