Urie Bronfenbrenner’s research while affiliated with The Graduate Center, CUNY and other places

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Publications (35)


Socialization Practices of Parents, Teachers, and Peers in Israel: The Kibbutz Versus the City
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October 2020

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Edward C. Devereux

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Ron Shouval

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Urie Bronfenbrenner

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Esther Karson

The Bioecological Model of Human Development

June 2007

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2,005 Citations

In this chapter, we undertake to present the ecological model of human development that has been introduced in a prior edition of this Handbook. The bioecological model is an evolving theoretical system for the scientific study of human development over time. The model presented in this chapter represents major theoretical innovations from the 1983 chapter in both form and content. The new model is not a paradigm shift, but rather represents a transition from a focus on the environment to a focus on proximal processes as engines of development. We begin with the defining properties of the model, which involves four principal components (process, person, context, and time), and the dynamic, interactive relationships among them. We then turn to the research designs required for testing the model. In doing so, we not only present the next stage in the evolution of an ecological theory of human development, but we also document the requirements for conducting developmental research in the discovery mode. We conclude with a look to the future—and what the bioecological model means for the future development of our species. Keywords: bioecological; context; macrosystem; microsystem; person; proximal processes; time



Dr. Martin Bronfenbrenner (1914-1997): Scholar, Critic, Cynic, and Comrade-in-Arms

July 1999

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Professor Martin Bronfenbrenner's mark on the economics profession was significant and worth remembering. He touched the lives of many as a father, cousin, teacher, scholar, expert referee, colleague, and judge of important contemporary debates. Of special interest is his unique personality. He was a specialist in self-effacement, peppered with liberal shakes of cynicism and sarcasm. Despite all this, he managed to win the respect and hearts of individuals on several continents and across several generations. This essay brings a small but diverse part of the story together in one place.


Could the answer be talent?

June 1998

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences

We present a theoretical model and corresponding research design (Bronfenbrenner & Ceci 1994) that could yield stronger evidence for (or perhaps against) Howe et al.'s conclusions. The model assesses levels of heritability (h²) under different amounts of training and practice, thus providing estimates of the independent contribution of “innate talent” to the quality of development outcomes. The design can also reveal the extent to which this independent contribution varies systematically as a function of other influential factors identified by Howe et al.


Natureuture reconceptualized in developmental perspective: A bioecological model

October 1994

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1,687 Citations

Psychological Review

In response to A. Anastasi's (1958) long-standing challenge, the authors propose an empirically testable theoretical model that (1) goes beyond and qualifies the established behavioral genetics paradigm by allowing for nonadditive synergistic effects, direct measures of the environment, and mechanisms of organism–environment interaction, called proximal processes, through which genotypes are transformed into phenotypes; (2) hypothesizes that estimates of heritability (e.g., h–2) increase markedly with the magnitude of proximal processes; (3) demonstrates that heritability measures the proportion of variation in individual differences attributable only to actualized genetic potential, with the degree of nonactualized potential remaining unknown; and (4) proposes that, by enhancing proximal processes and environments, it is possible to increase the extent of actualized genetic potentials for developmental competence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)


Nature-nurture reconceptualized: A bioecological model
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October 1994

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Psychological Review

In response to Anastasi's (1958) long-standing challenge, the authors propose an empirically testable theoretical model that (a) goes beyond and qualifies the established behavioral genetics paradigm by allowing for nonadditive synergistic effects, direct measures of the environment, and mechanisms of organism-environment interaction, called proximal processes, through which genotypes are transformed into phenotypes; (b) hypothesizes that estimates of heritability (e.g., h2) increase markedly with the magnitude of proximal processes; (c) demonstrates that heritability measures the proportion of variation in individual differences attributable only to actualized genetic potential, with the degree of nonactualized potential remaining unknown; (d) proposes that, by enhancing proximal processes and environments, it is possible to increase the extent of actualized genetic potentials for developmental competence.

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Heredity, environment, and the question "How?": A first approximation

January 1993

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[offer] a possible conceptual framework for constructing a more systematic theoretical and operational model of genetic–environment interaction [in human development] / based on a bioecological perspective . . . the proposed framework replaces some of the key assumptions underlying the traditional paradigm of human behavioral genetics with formulations that [the authors] believe to be more consonant with contemporary theory and research in the field of human development the model specifically posits empirically assessable mechanisms, called proximal processes, through which genotypes are transformed into phenotypes (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)



Citations (29)


... The first phase of Bronfenbrenner's theory mentions the context factor, which considers four interconnected systems: the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem (Bronfenbrenner, 1976(Bronfenbrenner, , 1977a(Bronfenbrenner, , 1977b(Bronfenbrenner, , 1978Bronfenbrenner, 1979;Rosa & Tudge, 2013). Bronfenbrenner uses the image of Russian nesting dolls as a metaphor for these systems. ...

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Two Roads Lead to Rome: Evaluating Two Forms of the Process–Person–Context–Time Model
The Social Role of the Child in Ecological Perspective / Die soziale Rolle des Kindes in ökologischer Perspektive
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  • February 1978

Zeitschrift für Soziologie

... La bibliografía sobre sectores medios urbanos modernos afirma que es infrecuente que un adulto con estudios universitarios haya dedicado una cantidad de tiempo significativa a tareas de cuidado durante su infancia o su juventud 1 (Hagestad y Uhlenberg, 2005;Bronfenbrenner, 1982;Rogoff, 1981). Esta clausura, aunque matizada por género, da cuenta en los estilos de vida urbanos y modernos de una separación tanto de hombres como de mujeres de los procesos vitales y familiares. ...

Children and Families: The Silent Revolution
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  • August 1982

Australian Journal of Sex Marriage and Family

... This issue is particularly evident in Roma communities living in substandard settlements, which exhibit some of the lowest primary school completion rates (Krstić et al., 2017). Within the framework of Ecological Developmental Theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979(Bronfenbrenner, , 1986Stepanović-Ilić et al., 2015), the problem of school dropout involves factors operating at various levels of generality (different ecosystems). ...

Recent Advances in Research on the Ecology of Human Development
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  • January 1986

... Specifically, there is greater congruence for more directly observable, concrete behaviors as compared to less observable, more subjective constructs (Taber 2010). For example, using the Cornell Parent Behavior Inventory (Devereux et al. 1969), Gaylord et al. (2003) found no significant difference between parents' and children's reports about the more observable constructs of covert control and punitive discipline, whereas parents reported significantly higher levels of the less evident constructsocial support. This is consistent with meta-analyses that have found that agreement was significantly higher for ratings of more easily observable, externalizing problems as compared to internalizing problems for both parentchild (Achenbach et al. 1987;De Los Reyes et al. 2015) and mother-father dyads (Duhig et al. 2000). ...

Child-Rearing in England and the United States: A Cross-National Comparison
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  • May 1969

Journal of Marriage and Family

... Нельзя не упомянуть серию известных кросс-культурных исследований, инициированных У. Бронфенбреннером, в которых изучались реакции на социальное давление у школьников разных стран, включая СССР, США, Израиль, Великобританию и др. (Bronfenbrenner, 1967(Bronfenbrenner, , 1970a(Bronfenbrenner, , 1970bShouval et al., 1975). Основным инструментом служил тест моральных дилемм, а давление осуществлялось путем сообщения, что результаты будут показаны учителям и другим взрослым (adult condition) или сверстникам (peer condition). ...

Response to Pressure from Peers Vs Adults Among Soviet and American School Children
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  • October 1967

International Journal of Psychology

... These resultant mental and behavioral risk factors are an important focus for reducing recidivism among adolescents in residential settings (Aebi et al., 2021;Baglivio et al., 2018;Yoder et al., 2017). More importantly, socioecological frameworks remind us that these risk factors often occur at multiple levels, such as social, family, and community levels, not just the individual level (Bronfenbrenner, 1994). Yet, we attend little to these socioecological needs, which often occur outside the purview of the prison, to promote successful reentry. ...

Commentary on Plomin, R. (1994). Towards a more developmental behavioral genetics
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  • March 1994

Review of Social Development

... 11 In our study (as well as in the studies cited), reporting bias (perception bias) is possible: Interestingly, maternal employment status affects parents' perceptions of their child's mental health differently for boys and girls, and may therefore contribute to gender differences in the effects of maternal employment on child mental health. 34,35 In our multivariable regression analysis, parental stress and anxiety at/before childbirth were associated with child mental health (Supplementary Tables S7-S10 for employment may play a role. This needs to be taken into account when translating the ndings (poorer mental health of boys in trajectory classes 2 and 3 vs 1) into advice for families. ...

Working and Watching: Maternal Employment Status and Parents' Perceptions of Their Three-Year-Old Children

Child Development

... Correlation coefficients were analysed between maternal and paternal support. The use of power-assertive techniques by parents to control their Delinquency [16] Discipline and Behavioural Control Sharing, control through guilt, strictness, expression of affection, emotional support, parental direction, sharing, moderate autonomy, lax discipline, positive evaluation, negative evaluation, irritability, extreme autonomy, laissez-faire family style [17,18] Parental rewards Good behaviour, achievement, [31] Substance use Adolescent and parental substance use Intensity and frequency of alcohol use, intensity and frequency of alcohol use, frequency of other substance use, age at initiation of use [14] Muchiri and dos Santos Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2018) 13:24 Page 3 of 10 children was also measured as the sum of paternal and maternal scores on the five-item maternal and paternal discipline scales [18]. Discipline and behavioural control was measured either as "level 1 = not like", "level 2 = somewhat like" or "level 3 = a lot like". ...

Socialization Practices of Parents, Teachers, and Peers in Israel: Kibbutz, Moshav, and City
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  • December 1977

Child Development

... The family unit is acknowledged as a pivotal microenvironment for personal growth and development [17]. Family systems theory posits a "spillover effect" within family subsystems [18], whereby an individual's emotions or behaviors in one domain, such as parental psychological control, can ripple into others. College students are notably vulnerable to the repercussions of parental psychological control [19]. ...

Natureuture reconceptualized in developmental perspective: A bioecological model
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  • October 1994

Psychological Review

... In particular, paternal monitoring may have important implications for adolescent aggression (Lamb & Lewis, 2004). Though fathers are less involved in adolescents, they are generally more strict and punitive to their adolescents than mothers (Devereux et al., 1974). When fathers have monitoring behavior, such as setting up family rules, adolescents expect more consequences. ...

Socialization Practices of Parents, Teachers, and Peers in Israel: The Kibbutz versus the City
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  • June 1974

Child Development