The Garcia family represents many of the families that social workers will come into contact with. There is a father, mother, and three children trying to navigate the world amidst personal, and cultural, obstacles.
A. According to Bronfenbrenner, the microsystem is defined as the setting, roles and relationships that are experienced by the developing person (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). In the example of the Garcia family, the developing person our focus is on is Ricky, the oldest son. The Garcia family live in a barrio, a Mexican-American, Spanish speaking neighborhood, which is adjacent to a white neighborhood. Ricky is classified as a son, brother, student, cousin, and friend.
Ricky’s family, school, and friends make up the meso environment. …show more content…
In the example of the Garcia family, there are a few types of exosystems. The first is Mr. Garcia’s employment. While his job does not affect Ricky, the fact that he had to take a cut in pay, amidst their concern of having many debts, would affect Ricky. Mrs. Garcia being disabled may be another. Her inability to do what some would consider “normal” activities would alter Ricky’s outlook on life. A third example, is the local government, mass transit system and the mental health facility. These systems are not directly related to Ricky, but any major changes in these types of environments would change Ricky and his ability to get assistance. For example, if the buses were delayed, it would affect Ricky getting to his appointment on time. The article stated that Mrs. Garcia did not want to use the public transportation system, and that the mental health service is located in the neighboring community. Although Ricky is not an active participant in these environments, the decisions made by his mother greatly affect his ability to get the help he …show more content…
Garcia and Ricky’s school. This balance provides a foundation for building an intervention strategy that best fits Ricky’s needs. A sociocultural risk that Ricky is faced with is within the exosystem. Mr. Garcia having to take a cut in pay affects all of the systems. The family, already facing many debts, now has to determine a way to make ends meet. Financial distress is extremely upsetting and can change the way a family operates, and then to add on a problem within the family, adds even more stress to an environment already on edge. This stress trickles down to each person and is affecting how Ricky operates, or lack thereof, at
A. According to Bronfenbrenner, the microsystem is defined as the setting, roles and relationships that are experienced by the developing person (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). In the example of the Garcia family, the developing person our focus is on is Ricky, the oldest son. The Garcia family live in a barrio, a Mexican-American, Spanish speaking neighborhood, which is adjacent to a white neighborhood. Ricky is classified as a son, brother, student, cousin, and friend.
Ricky’s family, school, and friends make up the meso environment. …show more content…
In the example of the Garcia family, there are a few types of exosystems. The first is Mr. Garcia’s employment. While his job does not affect Ricky, the fact that he had to take a cut in pay, amidst their concern of having many debts, would affect Ricky. Mrs. Garcia being disabled may be another. Her inability to do what some would consider “normal” activities would alter Ricky’s outlook on life. A third example, is the local government, mass transit system and the mental health facility. These systems are not directly related to Ricky, but any major changes in these types of environments would change Ricky and his ability to get assistance. For example, if the buses were delayed, it would affect Ricky getting to his appointment on time. The article stated that Mrs. Garcia did not want to use the public transportation system, and that the mental health service is located in the neighboring community. Although Ricky is not an active participant in these environments, the decisions made by his mother greatly affect his ability to get the help he …show more content…
Garcia and Ricky’s school. This balance provides a foundation for building an intervention strategy that best fits Ricky’s needs. A sociocultural risk that Ricky is faced with is within the exosystem. Mr. Garcia having to take a cut in pay affects all of the systems. The family, already facing many debts, now has to determine a way to make ends meet. Financial distress is extremely upsetting and can change the way a family operates, and then to add on a problem within the family, adds even more stress to an environment already on edge. This stress trickles down to each person and is affecting how Ricky operates, or lack thereof, at