This theory exist to examine the contextual factors in vocational development of individuals and states that human behavior results from the ongoing interactions between a person and their environment. This theory rests on identifying one's context and how it affects one's behavior. This theory has catalyzed those wanting to promote social justice because it helps them identify the contextual issues contributing to systemic injustices.
Bronfenbrenner identified four major subsystems that influence human behavior:
1) Microsystems- interpersonal interactions within a given environment.
2) Mesosystems- interactions between two or more microsystems.
3) Exosystems- consist of linkages between subsystems that indirectly influence an individual.
4) Macrosystems- ideological components of a given society
This theory is a reminder that career behavior does not occur independent form outside forces, rather, it is a life-long interaction between a person and their environment. Therefore, a counselor should consider and work diligently to understand a client's environment. This will benefit the client in identifying their own systems and how it affects them. A counselor should serve as a mediator between the client and and their world. The implantation of this theory proves to be more complex in that it leans on a myriad of skills not typically required intrapsychically.
Bronfenbrenner identified four major subsystems that influence human behavior:
1) Microsystems- interpersonal interactions within a given environment.
2) Mesosystems- interactions between two or more microsystems.
3) Exosystems- consist of linkages between subsystems that indirectly influence an individual.
4) Macrosystems- ideological components of a given society
This theory is a reminder that career behavior does not occur independent form outside forces, rather, it is a life-long interaction between a person and their environment. Therefore, a counselor should consider and work diligently to understand a client's environment. This will benefit the client in identifying their own systems and how it affects them. A counselor should serve as a mediator between the client and and their world. The implantation of this theory proves to be more complex in that it leans on a myriad of skills not typically required intrapsychically.
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