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Birth
Urie Bronfenbrenner was born in Moscow, Russia. -
Cornell U
Recieved a scholarship to Cornell University & studied Music and Psychology. *only year is correct -
Harvard
Bronfenbrenner went on to Harvard where he obtained a Master's in Education. *only year is correct -
University of Michigan
Soon after Harvard, Bronfenbrenner obtained his Doctorate in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan *only year is correct -
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Drafted into army
Bronfenbrenner was drafted into the US Army Medical Corps where he served as a psychologist. *only years are correct -
Ecological Systems Theory
In 1979, Bronfenner's book, "The Ecology of Human Development: Experiments by Nature and Design" was published. In this book, he wrote of his ever famous Ecological Systems Theory. This theory says that a child's development is affected by five different systems in the child's life.
Micro- Family, Friends, Church, Neighborhood
Meso- The blending of the elements in the microsystem
Exo- Media, Politics, Social/Legal Services
Macro- Culture ideals
Chrono- Time/history *only year is correct -
Award
In 1996, he recieved the Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society Award from the American Psychological Association. *only the year is correct -
Death
Bronfenbrenner died in Ithaca, NY where he resided.
