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SWB102 Weeks 1, 2, 3 STUDY Questions
With Correct Answers
Postmodernism - answer✔a condition characterized by a questioning of the notion of progress
and history, where we cannot assume that any experience is common to all individuals due to
stereotypes, norms and prejudice.
Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory - answer✔The theory of ecology of human
development involves the study of human development that is affected by changing properties
and relations between different living settings. It is comprised of the self, microsystem,
mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and chronosystem.
Microsystem - answer✔A relational system that are comprised of the factors that the
environment presents for the person - e.g. home, school, family, neighbourhood
Mesosystem - answer✔A social system that is comprised of major settings containing
interrelations among the different parts of life - e.g. work, school, home, etc.
Exosystem - answer✔A structural dimension that is comprised of factors that do not directly
affect the person but rather encompass or affect the immediate settings around them - e.g.
political and legal systems, health services, policies and other services.
Macrosystem - answer✔A cultural dimension comprised of the overarching patterns of culture,
belief values and structures within the developing society.
Chronosystem - answer✔The final system model, historical changes and time that influence the
other systems
Inner world - answer✔The individual experience comprised of biological, psychological and
spiritual elements of human nature that guide development and behaviour. These elements
change as a result of the outer world.
Outer world - answer✔The key systems within a society that guide the inner world of an
individual comprised of relational, social, structural, cultural and time based structures.
Inner world experience - answer✔We have:
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
SWB102 Weeks 1, 2, 3 STUDY Questions
With Correct Answers
Postmodernism - answer✔a condition characterized by a questioning of the notion of progress
and history, where we cannot assume that any experience is common to all individuals due to
stereotypes, norms and prejudice.
Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory - answer✔The theory of ecology of human
development involves the study of human development that is affected by changing properties
and relations between different living settings. It is comprised of the self, microsystem,
mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and chronosystem.
Microsystem - answer✔A relational system that are comprised of the factors that the
environment presents for the person - e.g. home, school, family, neighbourhood
Mesosystem - answer✔A social system that is comprised of major settings containing
interrelations among the different parts of life - e.g. work, school, home, etc.
Exosystem - answer✔A structural dimension that is comprised of factors that do not directly
affect the person but rather encompass or affect the immediate settings around them - e.g.
political and legal systems, health services, policies and other services.
Macrosystem - answer✔A cultural dimension comprised of the overarching patterns of culture,
belief values and structures within the developing society.
Chronosystem - answer✔The final system model, historical changes and time that influence the
other systems
Inner world - answer✔The individual experience comprised of biological, psychological and
spiritual elements of human nature that guide development and behaviour. These elements
change as a result of the outer world.
Outer world - answer✔The key systems within a society that guide the inner world of an
individual comprised of relational, social, structural, cultural and time based structures.
Inner world experience - answer✔We have:
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