Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model frames identity as nested social-environment systems

Evidence

Ecological systems consider an individual’s relationship with their environment and how their experience is shaped by individual traits interacting with their environment. Bronfenbrenner’s (1994) ecological model of human development contains five systems that vary in proximity to the individual. This model is typically depicted by five concentric circles in which the individual is at the center of these circles. The surrounding concentric circles include the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. — Tatiana I. Zamora and Amado M. Padilla, Making sense of conflicting messages of…, 41

Categorization

• DEFINE: Briefly defines the five-system ecological framework the paper will use to organize its analysis of identity development.
• XREF: connects to: Individual identity is stabilized only within collective cultural networks; Nested cultural identities reinforce rather than displace loyalty to larger wholes — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 344; Nested social systems change at speeds their internal structures cannot match — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 212 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Nested cultural identities reinforce rather than displace loyalty to larger wholes #exemplifies (0.85) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 344
• Nested social systems change at speeds their internal structures cannot match #expands (0.78) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 212
• Individual identity is stabilized only within collective cultural networks #expands (0.75)
• Identity formation responds to external social pressures rather than pure self-selection #corroborates (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2510