Yasmine is a 13-year-old girl. She lives with her two parents, her younger sister, and the family dog in a middle-class, suburban neighborhood of a large city. Both of her parents work full-time. Her mother is a hairdresser and her father is a city planner. Yasmine is in 7th grade and attends the local middle school. Her school recently received an award for teaching excellence. She has a close group of friends who she spends time with almost every day. Here is an example of the beginning of a day in the life of Yasmine:
It is 6:30 on Tuesday morning. Yasmine and her younger sister are getting ready for school. Her parents are getting ready for work. By 6:45, everyone is in the kitchen to eat breakfast. Yasmine asks her father if he can help her with an art project tonight. He tells her that he will not be able to because he has a city meeting to attend until 9:00 p.m. Yasmine’s mom tells her that she will help with the art project tonight. Her mom asks her if she has her homework and reminds Yasmine that she will be attending parent-teacher conferences on Thursday. Yasmine asks her parents if she can go to a movie with her friends on Saturday night. Her parents agree that she can as long as her homework is done as school comes first, they remind her. Yasmine tells them that she will have her homework done. There is a knock at the door and Yasmine’s two best friends come in. They see what Yasmine is wearing and remind her that today is pajama day at school. Yasmine has forgotten and runs off to change before they leave for the bus. As Yasmine, her friends, and her sister walk out the door, her parents remind her of the family motto to “do one good deed each day.” As Yasmine walks toward the bus stop she starts thinking about what nice or helpful thing she will do for someone today.
Ecological Systems Questions
1 What would be an example of a microsystem influence on Yasmine’s development?
2. What would be an example of a mesosystem influence on Yasmine’s development?
3. What would be an example of an exosystem influence on Yasmine’s development?
4. What would be an example of a macrosystem influence on Yasmine’s development?