STEP 1: Think of yourself at a particular time in your childhood (e.g., age 10). Use the following prompts to help you write a journal entry about your childhood experiences as seen through Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model. Write you answers as a personal reflection paper, in paragraph form, between 400-600 words.

Microsystem

Describe:

1. your parents:
2. your siblings:
3. your peers:
4. your school and teacher:

Mesosystem

Describe:

1. how your parents interacted with your school and helped with schoolwork:
2. how your parents interacted with your peers:
3. how your community interacted with your family/peers:
4. how your religious background influenced your family:

Exosystem

Describe:

1. your parents’ jobs and socioeconomic status:
2. how your family explored or interacted with the world beyond your community (e.g., vacations, travel sports, mission trips, etc.):
3. popular media—television, music, movies, social media:
4. any interactions with social services:
5. the economic condition of your community:
6. the history and values of your community:

Macrosystem

Describe:

1. what was going on in the world at the time (e.g., Hurricane Katrina, who was president, etc.):
2. technological advancements:
3. national or international cultural values (e.g., racial diversity, gender equality, etc.):

Chronosystem

Describe:

1. major life transitions (such as the birth or death of a sibling):
2. major world events that changed history at that time (e.g., terrorist attacks, presidential elections, wars, etc.):
3. more gradual historical changes (the history of transgender people in the United States or the change in the number of women in the workplace):

STEP 2: Submit your paper.