Ryan's favorite park is going to be demolished, and in its place a shopping center is going to be built. Ryan is very upset beca
use she will no longer be able to go to the park every day and play. Her mom has explained to her that they have no control over this decision. She will try to go to the next closest park; however, this park is farther away and Ryan may only get to go once a week. According to Bronfenbrenner, this example demonstrates the:
Bronfenbrenner believed that personal development is affected by the surrounding environment. he has been divided the system into five levels:
The micro-system
The meso-system
The exo-system
The macro-system
The chrono-system
The exo-system is the next level we can examine. This is the level where the participants not given an active role but even affect the people. This includes the decision that includes a decision that is the responsibility of a person. But they don't have participation in the decision-making process.
For example:
A child affected by parents receiving promotion at work or losing their job.