In Bronfenbrenner's contextual view of development, what is the microsystem?
ASocial settings the child does not directly participate in
BThe broader culture in which the individual lives
CThe immediate environment in which the individual lives
DThe historical socio-cultural circumstances of a life course
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The immediate environment in which the individual lives
1. Bronfenbrenner's contextual view emphasises the role of environmental factors.
2. The microsystem is the innermost ring in his model.
3. The chapter defines it as the immediate environment or setting in which the individual lives.
4. It is where the child directly interacts with family, peers, teachers and the neighbourhood.
5. Distractor 2 describes the macrosystem; distractor 3 the exosystem; distractor 4 the chronosystem.
6. Hence the microsystem is the immediate environment of the individual.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology Ch 3 "Human Development", p. 44, Context of Development_
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