Ecosystems Theory

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Across
  1. 2. as the level of a developing person’s ecology encompassing linkages and processes between at least one setting that contains that person (i.e., a microsystem context) and at least one other setting that does not.
  2. 3. the status occupied in a community’s social structure by its groups and individuals
  3. 7. a theory of universal principles that are understood to apply to all transactional systems, living and nonliving
  4. 8. people commonly treated as outcasts, turn to their “own kind” thereby restricting the social world. Ex: natural exclusionary process: homelessness, poverty, unemployment; created: institutionalization, shelters
  5. 10. more harmful than helpful, in contrast with an adaptation, which is more helpful than harmful. All organisms, from bacteria to humans, display maladaptive and adaptive traits.
  6. 11. Physical and Conceptual neither is more correct than the other but there must be some source of openness or permeability
  7. 12. reaching a particular outcome through many different transactional paths
Down
  1. 1. the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops
  2. 2. the science concerned with the adaptive fit of organisms and their environments and the means by which they achieve a dynamic equilibrium and maturity.
  3. 4. in ecological science versus social work
  4. 5. eventually outcomes are possible given any particular state
  5. 6. more likely to produce benefits, not stigmatized, provides access to others who bring a new perspective. Ex: natural: opportunities for recreation and family involvement; created: supported housing and education peer services
  6. 9. The fifth and final level of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. This system consists of all of the experiences that a person has had during his or her lifetime, including environmental events, major life transitions, and historical events.