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ECOLOGICAL MODEL [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
DEF

... A model of child maltreatment. The model rests on three levels of analysis: the relationship between organism and environment, the interacting and overlapping system in which human development occurs, and environmental quality ... Maltreatment arises out of a mismatch between parent/child/family and neighbourhood and community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

[...] modèle explicatif de l'abus. [...] L'accent est mis sur l'influence de l'environnement social sur les familles; la violence y est vue comme une conséquence de la pauvreté socio-économique du secteur de la résidence familiale et de l'isolement social de la famille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
CONT

Modelo ecológico [...] Este modelo resalta la importancia de enfocar el procedimiento de intervención en la interacción entre la persona y el ambiente que la rodea. Desde esta perspectiva se entiende al individuo inmerso en una serie de espacios de relación más o menos cercanos a él, sobre los que es preciso intervenir en su conjunto para lograr una mejora en la calidad de vida de las personas.

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