Blankets, By Craig Thompson

The first environment that readers can analyze between the two Wes Moore’s is the lack of a father influence. Author Wes Moore grew up in Baltimore, Maryland with a family who seemed to have everything in place. Wes looked up to his father in many ways even as a young child. “I tried to copy his walk, his expressions. I was his main man. He was my protector” (Moore 11). Wes tells readers in the story that

Some of the most painful situations in the book were when Dave seemed to be on the cusp of being saved from his terrifying home life, either by his father, school faculty, or a neighbor (Pelzer, 1995). There were too many times that someone knew of Dave’s condition and failed to protect him when they had the opportunity, due to fear, bureaucratic rules, or apathy. By using Urie Bronfenbrenner 's Ecological system’s model, a person can better understand the different ways David was helped or hurt. Dave was not only failed in his microsystem, but in his mesosystem as well. The school staff could clearly see

Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory encompasses every aspect of Adam Lanza’s development. His theory separates the environment into four distinct systems, which are Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem and Chronosystem. In the following, I will apply his theory to the specific case as described above. I will also analyze

Urie Bronfenbrnner stressed the importance of the systems that surround each person, and the significant impact they have on that person's development. These

A main theme in this novel is the influence of family relationships in the quest for individual identity. Our family or lack thereof, as children, ultimately influences the way we feel as adults, about ourselves and

One successful means of compromise was offered by Urie Bronfenbrenner in 1979, when he introduced the "Ecological Model" of child development. His model, which looks like a bulls-eye, has the child and his or her individual characteristics at its center. The first "ring" around the child is the microsystem, consisting of the child's immediate surroundings. The next "ring" is the mesosystem, a series of connection between elements of the microsystem. The third "ring" is the exosystem, containing the people and institutions that affect the child indirectly. The final "ring" is the macrosystem, composed of the attitudes and ideologies of society as a whole. In the model all of the layers surrounding the child interact both with each other and with the child. Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of child development can serve as an effective framework for understanding the impact of health care, homelessness, and violence on children living in poverty, and it can guide for our attempts to improve conditions for children and youth in America.

The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems is a model created by psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner that refers to five structures of which an individual interacts with that impacts their development. The structures are referred to as systems in the model and there are five systems: Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem, Chronosystem.

Bronfenbrenner’s (1977, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1994) ecological theory suggested that child (human) development occurs for the child within the context of various environments. These environments, or systems, are influenced from within and between other environments. The individuals within each system influence each other through various transactions that occur between them.

According to Bronfenbrenner’s theory there are five different layers of an individual’s personal development. These layers are composed of multiple varying factors of universal values, societal customs, and governing laws. An individual experiencing the stages of

The second stage of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory is the Mesosystem. The Mesosystem is a system comprising the connections between immediate environments (i.e., a child’s home and school). The Mesosystem provides the connection between the structures of the child’s Microsystem (Berk, 2000). Examples consist of the connection between the child’s teacher and his parents, and between his church and his neighborhood. For example, if a child's caregivers

Bronfenbrenner Analysis Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Urie Bronfenbrenner is today credited and known in the psychology development field for the development of the ecological systems theory constructed to offer an explanation of the way everything in a child and their environment affects the whole child development. Bronfenbrenner ecological theory has levels or aspects of the environment containing roles, norms, and rules defining child development namely the microsystem, the mesosystem, the exosytem, the macrosystem and the chronosystem. The subsequent discussion offers an analysis of these levels and their influence to child development, and then offers a personal analysis of the influence of the ecological theory in decision making.

Developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner first introduced the Ecologicial Systems model in the 1970’s. Bronfenbrenner argued that to understand human development, the environment in which the person belongs must be understood (Bronfenbrenner, U.1979). The Ecological Systems model concentrically depicts how a person’s development is influenced by their wider environment. In the original model there were four ecological levels in the system, however in 1979 Bronfenbrenner added an additional fifth level (Bronfenbrenner, U. 1994). With the developing person in the centre, the five progressive levels of environment include the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, marcosystem and the chronosystem.

Bronfenbrenner (Sigelman & Rider, 2014) created an ecological system model which illustrates both direct and indirect influences (these influences are bi-directional) in an individual’s growth environment. This ecological system consists of five systems which all have an individual as their same centre and gradually extend from this individual to the last and largest system, including minute but immediate impacts like a bee in the garden that stung this individual and macroscopical but subtle impacts like global warming. Meanwhile, they are inclusive, as Te Whariki, the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, describes it as “a set of nested Russian dolls” (The Ministry of Education, 1996, page.19), which means these in systems, one contains another.

Craig Thompson’s Blankets is an example of how graphic novels can be used to convey character development that can be seen by the reader rather than read via texts. Thompson uses postmodern styles such as borderless panels, timeless and spaceless scenes, and a mesh of religious imageries to encapture moments of his coming of age journey. As he strays away from the traditional in-box or in-bubble texts, Thompson seems to be urging the readers to take a closer look in order to see the struggle young Craig is having in his relationship with his first love, Raina, and the faith that he was raised in. Throughout the retelling of Thompson’s story, textless panels allow the scenes portrayed to be free of the connotational cost that comes with words. By analyzing the borderless panels, timeless and spaceless scenes, intertextual religious imageries and word choice, readers can see the elements that help shape some of the most textually minimal scenes in this work to be some of the most insightful scenes for a better understanding. Thompson’s use of shading and shadows to visually encapture Craig’s troubles and choice of words to show Craig’s disconnect from his faith are examples of elements that allows readers to piece together and better understand how Craig develop as a character and see the evolution of his relationships. On an outer level, we can see that the growth hones in on his doubt and eventual distancing from his Christian faith. With the use of wordless panels that are filled with whimsical actions and facial expressions, the book is given a much-needed sense of innocence and pureness that work in accordance with its coming of age theme. This then can properly portray the maturation of an innocent youth into his adulthood.

The ecological theory of development that was proposed by Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005), is relevant to state all of our lives. Bronfenbrenner’s research demonstrates how our development is affected by the environment in which we live. The model consist of five major systems; microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. "Ecological systems theory is an approach to study of human development that consists of the scientific study of the progressive, mutual accommodation, throughout the life course, between an active, growing human being, and the changing properties of the immediate settings in which the developing person lives, as this process is affected by the relations between these settings, and by the larger