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social change and human development  

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  • It has become commonplace to consider contexts of varying proximity to the individual in theories and empirical research about human development. A major guideline for the inclusion of contexts was Bronfenbrenner's (1979) differentiation of interactional systems operating on individual development, with the macrosystem representing the interplay between factors such as culture, shared value systems, and legislation, and more immediate contexts such as family, school, workplace, and neighborhoods. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Social Change and Human Development]

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