The Bronfenbrenner Model

Register to read the introduction… According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, adolescent pregnancy is pregnancy in girls age 19 or younger. From the systems mentioned, microsystem and mesosystems are most influential concerning adolescent pregnancy. The microsystem represents the immediate environment of the developing person (Smith & Hamon, 2012). The mesosystem recognizes the links that exist between two or more microsystems (Smith & Hamon, 2012). All systems however are all linked to one another and all play a role in the developing …show more content…
The pregnant adolescents who came from unfavorable neighborhoods or those who lived in poverty were less likely to be involved in productive activities. This also increased the chances of adolescents being involved in sexual activity (Pedrosa, Pires, Carvalho, Canavarro, & Dattilio, 2011). Although some families who live in poverty find it beneficial to put adolescents in actives, the activities aren’t always a best fit for what the parents are trying to achieve. A numerous number of adolescents end up in gangs as the activity thinking that it is what’s best. Compared to pregnant adolescents, those who weren’t pregnant and lived in a better neighborhood were involved in a lot more activities which delayed the age of sexual activity (Pedrosa, Pires, Carvalho, Canavarro, & Dattilio, …show more content…
At this level family, structure and dynamic, play the greatest part in adolescent pregnancy. Next at the mesosystem level, it is easy to identify how the microsystems play a part in one another. Socioeconomic status and involvement in activities play off of one another and still interact with other microsystems that influence pregnant adolescents. If there is a need for change, human service workers should start interaction at the microsystem level for that is where the influences