Activity 2.1 | Examining and Identifying Social Location

Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems: 5 Forces Impacting Our Lives

In 1964, most people thought that the reason people ended up poor was a matter of biology and had little to do with the environment in which they grew up. 

Urie Bronfenbrenner, a psychologist, helped us understand that a child’s environment also matters and the impact of the interrelationships of forces on our lives. 

Watch Sprouts (2021) YouTube video "Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems: 5 Forces Impacting Our Lives" to deeply consider interrelationships, your identity and social location. 

Reference

Sprouts. (2021, December). Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems: 5 forces impacting our lives [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6pUQ4EDHeQ&t=1s