Bio-ecological Theory
The bioecological theory understands the individual’s development within a set of contexts that the individuals are in, from the immediate environemtn to the broad a. According to the bioecological perspective, the largest and the most distal context is the macrosystem, which refers to the social or cultural ideologies that frames the structures and the relationship of other more proximal social contexts (Newman & Newman, 2016). The background of this film is 1970s. Back to that time, the wife was typically responsible for taking care of the family, while it was less common to see the husband be the primary caregiver of the child. Ted was influenced by the social expectations of the sex roles at the beginning. Therefore, at the beginning of the film, he took Joanna’s sacrifice to …show more content…
Before the divorce, the Kramer family had three main members, Joanna, Ted and Billy. They had different family roles in this system. As a housewife, Joanna was responsible for taking caring of the family, while Ted was responsible to earn money and provide financial support for the family. Moreover, in the 7 years marriage, always thinking of his work, Ted lacked communication with Joanna and Billy. He did not listen to Joanna’s feelings and thoughts; he also knew little about his son’s growth. Joanna tried to change to their interaction patterns, but she failed as the patterns became ingrained. Apparently, Ted was not able to meet Joanna’s expectations of husband. Moreover, as all the members were interrelated, Ted’s ignorance certainly impacted the functioning of Joanna. Joanna was depressed and was no longer enjoying the family life, which led to her sudden leave. Similarly, Joana’s leave also affected the functioning of the whole family, which could be reflected on Ted’s struggle between work and family life. Billy was also affected, as he could not receive good care from Ted at beginning of the
The bioecological theory understands the individual’s development within a set of contexts that the individuals are in, from the immediate environemtn to the broad a. According to the bioecological perspective, the largest and the most distal context is the macrosystem, which refers to the social or cultural ideologies that frames the structures and the relationship of other more proximal social contexts (Newman & Newman, 2016). The background of this film is 1970s. Back to that time, the wife was typically responsible for taking care of the family, while it was less common to see the husband be the primary caregiver of the child. Ted was influenced by the social expectations of the sex roles at the beginning. Therefore, at the beginning of the film, he took Joanna’s sacrifice to …show more content…
Before the divorce, the Kramer family had three main members, Joanna, Ted and Billy. They had different family roles in this system. As a housewife, Joanna was responsible for taking caring of the family, while Ted was responsible to earn money and provide financial support for the family. Moreover, in the 7 years marriage, always thinking of his work, Ted lacked communication with Joanna and Billy. He did not listen to Joanna’s feelings and thoughts; he also knew little about his son’s growth. Joanna tried to change to their interaction patterns, but she failed as the patterns became ingrained. Apparently, Ted was not able to meet Joanna’s expectations of husband. Moreover, as all the members were interrelated, Ted’s ignorance certainly impacted the functioning of Joanna. Joanna was depressed and was no longer enjoying the family life, which led to her sudden leave. Similarly, Joana’s leave also affected the functioning of the whole family, which could be reflected on Ted’s struggle between work and family life. Billy was also affected, as he could not receive good care from Ted at beginning of the