mesosystem

n. in ecological systems theory, the groups and institutions outside the home (e.g., day care, school, a child’s peer group) that influence the child’s development and interact with aspects of the microsystem (e.g., relations in the home). Compare chronosystem; exosystem; macrosystem. [introduced by Urie Bronfenbrenner]

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May 9th 2024

between-dimension consistency

see cross-dimension attitude consistency.