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  2. Ecological systems theory - Wikipedia

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    Ecological systems theory is a broad term used to capture the theoretical contributions of developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner. [1] Bronfenbrenner developed the foundations of the theory throughout his career, [2] published a major statement of the theory in American Psychologist, [3] articulated it in a series of propositions and hypotheses in his most cited book, The Ecology of ...

  3. Bioecological model - Wikipedia

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    The exosystem describes events that have important indirect influence on development (e.g., a parent consistently working late). [19] The macrosystem is a feature of any group (culture, subculture) that share values and belief systems. The chronosystem describes historical circumstances that affect contexts at all other levels. [18] 4.

  4. Animal Farm - Wikipedia

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    Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella, in the form of a beast fable, [1] by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. [2] [3] It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy.

  5. Social ecological model - Wikipedia

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    The context, or environment, involves four of the five interrelated systems of the original theory: the microsystem, the mesosystem, the exosystem, and the macrosystem. The final element of the PPCT model is time. Time plays a crucial role in human development.

  6. Intensive animal farming - Wikipedia

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    Intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production, and macro-farms, [1] also known as factory farming, [2] is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry designed to maximize production while minimizing costs. [3]

  7. The Protective Nature of Horses - AOL

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    No animal has propelled humans into the modern world quite like horses. First domesticated in around 3500 BCE, horses have spread across the globe and, in the process, helped the spread of ...

  8. Benjamin (Animal Farm) - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin is a donkey in George Orwell's 1945 novel Animal Farm. [1] He is also the oldest of all the animals (he is alive in the last scene of the novel). He is less straightforward than most characters in the novel, and a number of interpretations have been put forward to which social class he represents as regards to the Russian Revolution ...

  9. Adult development - Wikipedia

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    Macrosystem: This system is considered to be the outermost layer of an individual's environment. It encompasses the culture and society in which a person lives in and is affected by. It includes the values, beliefs, laws, and customs by which a culture/society is dictated.