Urie Bronfenbrenner, a developmental theorist, stated that as humans we are very active in our own development and that we in turn interact with the world around us. "Development is a result of the ongoing interactions among biological, cognitive, and pssychological changes within a person and his/her changing context," according to Bronfenbrenner. He describes this by the contexts around us which would be our homes, schools, towns, society's, and etc. His model shows how these particular things may influence our way of growing up.
In the center of Bronfenbrenner's model is the child and the immediate physical and social environments. These immediate environments include family, peers, and the school he/she attends. All of these have
In the center of Bronfenbrenner's model is the child and the immediate physical and social environments. These immediate environments include family, peers, and the school he/she attends. All of these have