a) The microsystem is the everyday, immediate environment such as homes, caregivers, friends, teachers.
b) The mesosystem connects various aspects of the microsystem, linking children to parents, students to teachers, employees to bosses, friends to friends.
c) The exosystem represents such broad influences as local government, the community, schools, places of worship, and the local media.
d)The macrosystem represents larger cultural
influences such as society in general, types of government, religious systems, and political thought.
e)Promixal-interactions between active organism and persons, objects, and symbols in immediate environment--Development
f)Distal-indirect effect between immediate environment and person's interactions
g)Demand Charaterics-behavioral tendencies that encourage and discourage certain kinds of reactions from others
Which theory concentrates on the idea that each individual has the ability and motivation to reach more advanced levels of maturity?
Life-span developmental theory concerns. the study of individual development, or ontogenesis, from conception to death. A key assumption of this theory is that develop- ment does not cease when adulthood is reached (Baltes, Lindenberger, & Staudinger, 1998, p.
The humanistic perspective rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in response to psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism; this perspective focuses on how healthy people develop and emphasizes an individual's inherent drive towards self-actualization and creativity.
The Motivational Theory of Lifespan Development (MTD) explains the processes by which humans optimally pursue their developmental goals. Development is most successful when humans pursue appropriate goals, engage in goal-directed efforts to pursue their goals, and disengage when goals have been achieved or are no ...
The contextual perspective considers the relationship between individuals and their physical, cognitive, and social worlds. It also examines socio-cultural and environmental influences on development. We will focus on two major theorists who pioneered this perspective: Lev Vygotsky and Urie Bronfenbrenner.