ABSTRACT
This section covers the concept of Setting. In Bronfenbrenner’s framework, a setting is a particular physical place in the ecosystem. Settings have specific physical characteristics that determine what activities can take place there, and are often designed specifically to support a specific activity. Settings are important in development because of the person’s engagement in the roles, relations, and activities that take place in settings the developing person enters. The author explains that what specific place is a setting in the ecosystem depends in part on the purpose and scale of the ecosystem analysis. For example, a university might be a setting in some analyses, while each building or even classroom might be the important setting for other analyses. In each setting a person enters, the person is likely to attempt to understand the roles, relationships, and activities that occur there, and adapt to them to become comfortable in the setting.
