People know that at a certain time in life, they have to face the inevitable, death. And although they know people eventually die, they may never believe it will happen to someone they love during their lifetime. That may be a reason why an individual may not be prepared for the situation, and everything that comes with it: The funeral expenses, financial stressors of not having that additional income and, the most difficult part, adjusting to the absence of the loved one.
This was the unfortunate case of Sophia Peterson, who lost her father at the age of 12 due to suicide. Sophia is currently 22 years old, working part time, and going to school fulltime. I interviewed Sophia in regards to her father’s death. Sophia’s father was named Gerardo; …show more content…
It explains how children develop, learn and adjust to people and stressors that come into contact with the child. The Microsystem is made up of people that have daily contact with the child and directly impact the individual. The healthier and better the daily interaction are with the individual the better development and adjustment the child will have. This was the case with Sophia and her microsystem. Sophia’s microsystem included her immediate family, friends, and church community. Sophia’s family Is very close and are all supportive of each other. When her father passed away her family would constantly call and check on her. They would take her out to movies or to the park. As for her friends they were incredibly attentive to her feelings and encouraged her to grief, they would come over often to watch movies together, they constantly tried to make her laugh. After her father past away her microsystem had been destabilized but it was the relationships within her microsystem that helped her adjust to the absence of her father. According to Bronfenbrenner, a child would be greatly impacted if there was a shift in their microsystem. For Sophia, this resulted in having mental health problems, alcohol substance abuse as an adolescent and negative
This was the unfortunate case of Sophia Peterson, who lost her father at the age of 12 due to suicide. Sophia is currently 22 years old, working part time, and going to school fulltime. I interviewed Sophia in regards to her father’s death. Sophia’s father was named Gerardo; …show more content…
It explains how children develop, learn and adjust to people and stressors that come into contact with the child. The Microsystem is made up of people that have daily contact with the child and directly impact the individual. The healthier and better the daily interaction are with the individual the better development and adjustment the child will have. This was the case with Sophia and her microsystem. Sophia’s microsystem included her immediate family, friends, and church community. Sophia’s family Is very close and are all supportive of each other. When her father passed away her family would constantly call and check on her. They would take her out to movies or to the park. As for her friends they were incredibly attentive to her feelings and encouraged her to grief, they would come over often to watch movies together, they constantly tried to make her laugh. After her father past away her microsystem had been destabilized but it was the relationships within her microsystem that helped her adjust to the absence of her father. According to Bronfenbrenner, a child would be greatly impacted if there was a shift in their microsystem. For Sophia, this resulted in having mental health problems, alcohol substance abuse as an adolescent and negative