The Bioecological Model of Human Development
Angelique Robinson-Hill

Haroldeen Swearington
March 26, 2012

The Bioecological Model of Human Development “It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical, mathematics knowledge, physical knowledge and so forth” (Jean Piaget, n.d.) To understand the conceptual framework of the bioecological model of human development by Urie Bronfenbrenner, and how it influences children using effective guides of understanding, and building the concept of providing theories of four basic concepts of the model which are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem. The four basic structures is a guide of the bioecological model of the human development. This take into effect of children, families, community, schools, peer group and media, culture, and economics. These setting give experience of growth using the model. The first one is microsystem and when you look at the word micro it means small. This starts with the family and the settings that are provided for the child. There is the nuclear family and then it extends as life progress. However, the family relationship is based off the microsystem for understanding a child development. The second structure is mesosystem. The meso system means intermediate. This involves other people for linkage. The third structure is exosystem this is not participating. This can come from a parent or child. The forth basic structure is macrosystem, which means large meaning the outer layer of the microsystem. This is where a child believes they can define their meaning of life. This allows a subcultures for religion and culture, but most all belonging in there social interaction and belonging. “The bioecological model of human development comprises information relating to persons, process, contexts, and outcome” (Berns, 2010, p17). All four structures influence children development because it is a need of understanding background and the process of what is in their surroundings. This qualifies for structure through socialization in the life pattern. Using the bioecological human model shows the influences that may take into effect for individual outcome of a child. Relationship patterns, learning behavior, sense of belonging with family, schools, peer group, community. This also involves the life of children influences that are gather by the chronosystem. By the microsystem being about family and the main connection of family structure, and functions, but there is also the function and structure of changes and how it affects a child. It influences guidelines such as death and divorce. This gives the structure of understanding to socialization with support because the child rearing does not stop because of the matter. The emotional balance that develops to the microsystem of family and extended family for balance, but it can also come from extended family. The macrosystem influences on children when the background comes from how the society label their family. Understanding the socioeconomic status, this is whether the child parents as ascribed status, achieved status, and traditional status. These allow the representation of upper class divisions down to the underclass people. These influence children because of the type of environment that is provided for them and includes cultural and religion orientation.

References
Berns, B., M. (2010) Child, family, school, community: socialization and support(8th ed.) Belmont, CA, Wadsworth Cengage Learning