1. Ecological Map

2. Microsystem Macrosystem Exosystem Mesosystem Microsystem Peers Church
Microsystem , this is a setting that influences the child directly and contains amongst others, his parents, school and peers (Harwood et al, 2008, p. 6)
Peers
Church
Family
School
Soccer
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3. Mesosystem Macrosystem Exosystem Mesosystem Parent’s Microsystem
Sibling’s Friends
Parent’s
Friends
The mesosystem refers to the system of relationships among the child’s microsystem and an example of this would be the parents relationship with the child’s teacher or the child’s relationship with parents workmates (Harwood et al, 2008, p. 7)
Teachers
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4. Exosystem Macrosystem Exosystem Mesosystem Microsystem
State Government
Centrelink
School
Board
Local council
The exosystem contains the social systems that may affect the child indirectly, such as the State government, the school board and the local council (Harwood et al, 2008, p.7).
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5. Macrosystem Exosystem Mesosystem Macrosystem Federal Government
Microsystem
Federal Government
Chinese
Culture
Media
Subculture
Australian
Culture
The macrosystem refers to the culture and subculture in which the child lives and how this affects the child through beliefs, values and traditions for instance, the Australian belief in a fair go for everybody. (Harwood et al, 2008).
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6. Ecological Map Macrosystem Exosystem Mesosystem Microsystem Brendan
All these systems interact with each other and this interaction over time is called the chronosystem (Harwood et al, 2008, p.8).
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7. Comparative Data Australian Chinese Country of Birth
70.9% (14,072,944)
1% (206,591)
Proficient in English
64.6% (Only 3.8% of Chinese born speak English at home)
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
11.1%
Median Household Income
$639
$431
Median Age 37 39
Labour Participation Rate
66%
55.5%
References.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2008). Perspectives on Migrants, Retrieved March 15, 2009, from ABS Web site:
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2006). Census Quickstats: Summerhill (Ashfield). Retrieved March 15, 2009, from ABS Web site:
Bowes, J., Grace, R. (2009). Children Families & Communities, Contexts and Consequences. 3rd Edition, Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Harwood, R., Miller, S. & Vasta R.( 2008 ) Child Psychology: Development in a Changing Society, 5th Edition John Wiley and Sons.