STEP 1: Think of yourself at a particular time in your childhood (e.g., age 10). Use the following prompts to help you write a journal entry about your childhood experiences as seen through Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model. Write you answers as a personal reflection paper, in paragraph form, between 400-600 words.
Microsystem
Describe:
your parents:
your siblings:
your peers:
Mesosystem
Describe:
your school and teacher:
how your parents interacted with your school and helped with schoolwork:
how your parents interacted with your peers:
how your community interacted with your family/peers:
how your religious background influenced your family:
Exosystem
Describe:
your parents’ jobs and socioeconomic status:
how your family explored or interacted with the world beyond your community (e.g., vacations, travel sports, mission trips, etc.):
popular media—television, music, movies, social media:
any interactions with social services:
the economic condition of your community:
the history and values of your community:
Macrosystem
Describe:
what was going on in the world at the time (e.g., Hurricane Katrina, who was president, etc.):
technological advancements:
national or international cultural values (e.g., racial diversity, gender equality, etc.):
Chronosystem
Describe:
major life transitions (such as the birth or death of a sibling):
major world events that changed history at that time (e.g., terrorist attacks, presidential elections, wars, etc.):
more gradual historical changes (the history of transgender people in the United States or the change in the number of women in the workplace):
I am 29 years old if that helps!
