Introduction: This is a presentation about Mager an Avatar chosen. I will explain more in details through the ecological system theory…

• There are four systems in this theory. These include:

• MICROSYSTEMS – • immediate family and others’ direct relationships

• MESOSYSTEMS – • connections between Microsystem factors that impact

on the person• EXOSYSTEMS –

• social settings • MACROSYSTEMS –

• beliefs, cultural values, laws and customs

Avatar information:

The individual inner • Name: Mager• Sex: Female• Age: 13• Health: Chronic Diabetic • Religion: Muslim • Family structure: Mum and Dad separated.• Have 2 siblings younger than her• Social/ Emotional: limitation of eye contact/ shyness with limit words

LETS LOOK AT THIS IN MORE DETAIL WITH MAGER’S SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL MAP:

Macrosystem

Mesosystem

Microsystem

Mosque group

Exosystem

Attitudes and Ideologies of the culture are mot values

Friends of family and extended family Neighbours

family

Health services

Microsystem

Neighbourhood play area

Peers

School Auburn trinity college

Social welfare service such as Centre link services

Legal services to access her rights

Mass media of the family values

Ecological MapEcological Map

Attitudes and ideology of her culture are most values

culture

values

She goes to Auburn Islamic centre for sport activities and religious

Microsystem: Microsystem:

Auburn Trinity college

mosque

She lives in Auburn with family and two siblings ages eight and ten.

Family doctor is a Muslim choice by Mager parents.

Peers interaction only with Muslim girls and school mates.

Neighbourhood play area are mosque ,s members and their houses.

AAuburn Centre

MesosystemMesosystem

Mager’s Mesosystem is Mager’s Mesosystem is connected with various connected with various support support from….Exosystemfrom….Exosystem

Home/interaction Home/interaction between parent and between parent and siblingssiblings

Relationship of the Relationship of the teachersteachers

Family go to parents meetings and find out how their child progress. The family and teachers must very interrelationships to make sure the information they given is confident.

Mager has very positive interaction with her mother and extended family or siblings. The expectation of being a girl is so valued her to the other siblings may influence the same

Mager relationships with teacher has built her confident of asking questions or any difficulties

ExosystemExosystem

Exosystem of Exosystem of extended extended family.family.

NeighboursCommunity and friends of the family

Social welfare services

Legal service such as to access her rights

Mass media/ influence from family values and school

MacrosystemMacrosystem

AttitudesAttitudes ValuesValues CultureCulture MediaMedia

The attitudes that influence from family background impact on her to enjoy with friends at the birthday parties

She has a very strong values as a Muslim young girl with bright future for her parents.

Her culture does not allow her to spend time out or go any where that family is not aware.

If she is allow to her freedom and go to the night parties, others extended family will view her negative attitudes towards family as failure.

The impacts of Mager’s social ecological modelThe impacts of Mager’s social ecological model

According to Urie According to Urie Bronfenbrenner was one of the Bronfenbrenner was one of the most well-known psychologists most well-known psychologists alive into his eighties, he was alive into his eighties, he was still actively engaged in an still actively engaged in an extremely long and productive extremely long and productive career. Bronfenbrenner career. Bronfenbrenner ecological psychologyecological psychology. Very . Very briefly, he suggests that: briefly, he suggests that: • interactions with others and • interactions with others and the environment are key to the environment are key to development.development.

There are impacts on Mager There are impacts on Mager social interaction with her group social interaction with her group such visiting invitation of such visiting invitation of birthday parties is limit to her birthday parties is limit to her because of her culture and because of her culture and attitudes.attitudes.

ChronosystemChronosystem

Patterning of environment events and transitions Patterning of environment events and transitions over the life course. For example, Mager’s culture over the life course. For example, Mager’s culture the mother and father are important in child the mother and father are important in child development. If the father is missing at home, or development. If the father is missing at home, or separated with mum this can have impact on separated with mum this can have impact on Mager’s development. Mager’s development.

The separation of the parents led Mager into lack of The separation of the parents led Mager into lack of daily budgets and emotional needs. This is daily budgets and emotional needs. This is exacerbated because of her culture, the role of the exacerbated because of her culture, the role of the father is important. Therefore, the ongoing conflict father is important. Therefore, the ongoing conflict between Mager’s culture and the mainstream is between Mager’s culture and the mainstream is also a change from what used to be.also a change from what used to be.

EXAMPLES OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM MAP

Microsystems

Macrosystem

Mesosystem

Microsystem

Mosque group

Exosystem

Attitudes and Ideologies of the culture are most values

Friends of family and extended family Neighbours

family

Health services

Microsystem

Neighbourhood play area

Peers

School Auburn trinity college

Social welfare service such as Centre link services

Legal services to access her rights

Mass media of the family values

SOME USEFUL LINKSSOME USEFUL LINKSChild & Adolescent Development OverviewChild & Adolescent Development Overview

Quotations From URIE BRONFENBRENNERQuotations From URIE BRONFENBRENNER

Urie Bronfenbrenner (2001)Urie Bronfenbrenner (2001)

Ecological Systems TheoryEcological Systems Theory