Understanding Human Behavior Within the Ecological Systems Perspective

Unit 1 Discussion: Human Behavior
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The ecological systems perspective holds that human beings can only be understood within the context of systems within which they reside. This theory functions as an archetype that offers an understanding of the reciprocal interactions between individuals and their social environment. The four levels or categories of systems necessary to social workers in conceptualizing individual and environmental transactions include microsystems, mesosystems, exo-systems, and macro-systems. Microsystems entail face-to-face interactions among individuals within a system such as a society. Meso-systems comprise the interconnection of personal contexts individuals rely on for their social lives. Exo-systems are the larger societal institutions that impact individuals’ systems, such as