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The diagram shows a series of 4 concentric circles with an image of a child in the centre circle. The outermost layer is labelled as the ‘macrosystem’ and contains the words ‘dominant beliefs and ideologies’. The second circle in from the outside is labelled ‘exosystems’ and around the circle are the words ‘local industry’, ‘school board’, ‘local government’, ‘parents’ workplace and ‘mass media’. There are bi-directional arrows between these first two concentric circles indicating the influences each has on the other.

The third circle from the outside is labelled ‘mesosystems’ and around the circle are the words ‘home’, ‘religious setting’, ‘neighbourhood’ and ‘school’. There are bi-directional arrows within this circle between the words, showing interaction, for example between home and school. There are also bi-directional arrows between this layer and the next most outer layer, labelled ‘exosystems’ indicating the influences each has on the other.

The inner most circle is labelled ‘microsystems’ and contains an image of a child, and 4 smaller circles. Each of the smaller circles is labelled. The first is labelled ‘home’ and contains the words ‘child’, ‘siblings’ and ‘parents’ with bi-directional arrows between the words indicating a relationship. The next circle is labelled ‘religious setting’ and contains the words ‘child’, ‘peers’ and ‘adults’ again bi-directional arrows between them demonstrates a relationship. The next circle is labelled ‘neighbourhood’ and contains the words ‘child’, ‘adults’ and ‘peers’ again connected with arrows. The final circle is labelled ‘school’ and has connected words ‘child’, ‘peers’ and ‘teachers’.