1. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological
Map
By Sarah Brooker S

2. St patricks Primary School
Macrosystem
Exosystem
Recession
Lebanese Culture
Microsystem
Mesosyetem
Parents Workplace
Lebanese Community
Immediate Family
Grandparents
Rima
Mesosystem
Terrorism
Chronosystem
Financial Crisis
Mesosystem
Classroom
Catholicism
Technological Era
Labor Government
Church Community
St patricks Primary School
Mesosystem

3. Microsystem Grandparent Immediate Family Rima Catholicism
Age: 7 years
Occupation: Year 1 at St Patricks
Lives: Divides her time equally between parents
Nationality: 1st Generation Australian
Father (Fadi)
Age: 27 years
Occupation: Investment banker
Lives: Kogarah Bay
Nationality: Lebanese
Mesosystem: Mariam is Norma’s daughter and Norma helps with Rima often
Maternal grandmother (Norma) looks after Rima after school on the week Mariam has Rima because Mariam works until 5pm.
Microsystem
Step-Mother (Stephanie)
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Homemaker
Lives: Kogarah Bay
Nationality: Australian
Grandparent
Immediate Family
Mesosystem: Grandmother picks Rima up from school every 2nd week
Rima
Mesosystem: Both Rima’s parents are Catholic
Catholicism
Classroom
Mother (Mariam)
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Sales
Assistant
Lives: Rockdale
Nationality: Lebanese
Year 1 classroom: 26 children and one teacher, Miss Smith
Mesosystem: Prayer is said every morning in the classroom

4. Global Financial Crisis
Mesosystem: Part of lebanese Culture is food, Rima’s extentended family often get together and eat home-cooked Lebanese food.
Rima’s father works in the financial sector and his job may be in jeopardy.
Mesosystem: The financial Crisis has a negative impact on the stability of Fadi’s job.
Macrosystem
Mesosytem: As a result of Sept 11 people may look with suspicion on individuals of Arabic descent.
Recession
Lebanese Culture
Lebanese Community
Parents Workplace
Exosystem
Terrorism
Chronosystem
Global Financial Crisis
Church Community
St patricks Primary School
Labor Government
Technological Era
The Labor government’s $900 as part of the Economic Stimulus Package was given to Rima’s Mother.
Rima has grown up very technologically confident.
Both Rima’s church and school are a reflection of her and her parents Religion.

5. Rima as a reflection of Australian society:
Statistic:
Source:
Rima as a reflection of Australian society:
It is estimated that jobs in the financial sector will be lost by the year 2010
IBISworld Richard Jeremiah
This would indicate that Rima’s father’s job is in significant danger for the next year and half.
divorces granted in 2007.
49.3% involved children
3.9% of divorces involved adults between 25-29yrs
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Divorces Australia (2007).
Rima’s parents divorce in 2007 involving children is significant as a reflection of Australian society
However, not many young adults were getting divorced.
4.48% of mothers were under the age of 19 at time of their child’s birth in 2002
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Births, Australia (2002).
The age of Rima’s parents at her birth indicates that in this aspect Rima is not equivalent to mainstream Australian society, and may be considered a standout.
1/3 of all school children ( ) attend a non-government school in 2006.
National centre for vocational educational research (NCVER)
This indicates that while Rima’s attendance of a Catholic school is a significant statistic, she is still a minority as most school children attend govt. Schools.
38.7% of all Middle Eastern Migrants are from Lebanon.
Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Data.
Rima’s parents are part of a significant amount of Lebanese immigrants in Australia thus indicating they are a good reflection of Australian migrant society.
93% of those surveyed believed there had been an increase in racism, abuse and violence against their ethnic or religious community
Report to the Human Rights and Equal opportunity Commission
Other people’s perception and treatment of Rima as an individual of Arabic appearance may influence her perception of her own and other’s cultures.

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