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Running head: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW SOCIETY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW SOCIETY
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Introduction
Human Development is an approach that highly focuses on the advancement of the
psychological state of the human beings, providing people with freedom to live life on their
own terms and thus improving their mental well-being about enjoying a balanced life
(Vondracek, Lerner & Schulenberg, 2019). This development is more about making choices
where the concerned people decides how they want to shape their mentality and their attitude
in dealing the regular incidents of their life (Eccles, 2018). However, the environment
experienced by an individual starting from their birth plays a key factor in the psychological
development of the humans (Taylor & Workman, 2018). In this paper, I am going to describe
a life event of mine when my father shifted from the city of Sydney to Melbourne to our new
house. I will discuss the two theories- Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory and Maslow is
Hierarchy of Needs Theory and mention how the life event has created an impact on
developing my values and mental health since my childhood.
Life Event
When I was 12 years old, my father Mr Richard Jones resigned from the retail
organization of Woolworths Limited due to lack of job satisfaction. Since, my mother works
as an airhostess in the ‘Jetstar Airways’, she could support our family financially and readily
supported the decision of my father of leaving his job and pursue his career in painting as per
his choice. Sydney being a metropolitan city was expensive enough to afford our necessities
of life and thus, we decided to shift to the countryside of Melbourne where the cost of the
standard living was reasonable enough and we did not have to compromise with our lifestyle.
Shifting to the new house in Melbourne was tough for our family because we have
been living in this locality of Sydney for more than 10 years and I was here since my birth.
Hence, leaving this neighbourhood and the childhood friends was a difficult situation and my

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parents tried their best to explain me about the positive things that I will experience in the
new house of Melbourne. Later on, I found out that they were not completely wrong.
Although the process was hectic and we took a bit of time to settle down properly, I got a
new set of friends in the new locality who welcomed our family with warmth and love.
Hence, this whole process of shifting to a new house helped me to adjust with the new
surroundings and lifestyle with an enriching experience.
Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory
The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory established by the famous American
psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner in the year of 1979 explains thoroughly the impact of the
environmental conditions on the children in their growing years, mainly during their
adolescence period (Walker & Pattison, 2016). A child in his or her developing years
experiences multiple environments, be it in the home or in school or in the playground with
friends regularly in the evening. Bronfenbrenner divides these environments into five
categories-
Microsystem- This refers to the immediate environment that a child experiences that is either
at home or at school. The behavioural characteristics of a child is determined on the treatment
he or she gets from his or her immediate family members or the teachers at school and in the
same way he or she reflects back to the other people (Turner, 2019). Hence, the more a child
is treated with care, support and love, the more it will help in the positive upbringing of the
mental health of the child.
Mesosystem- This refers to the linkage between the immediate environments of the children
and its effect on them (Obasi & Hill, 2016). For instance, if the parents of a child involves his
or her friends to conduct a birthday party, the child experiences a harmonious environment
with the involvement of components from both the environments.