EXOSYSTEM
Defining the Exosystem within Ecological Systems Theory The exosystem constitutes the third layer in Urie Bronfenbrenner’s seminal Ecological Systems Theory, representing a crucial sphere of influence that affects an individual’s development indirectly. Unlike the microsystem, where the individual participates directly in face-to-face interactions, or the mesosystem, which involves connections between those immediate environments, the exosystem […]