Shawn's job requires lots of travel, and the demands of his job are affecting his marriage and his child's relations with him. This relationship between Shawn's job and his child's development illustrates Bronfenbrenner's concept of a(n)
A) microsystem.
B) exosystem.
C) chronosystem.
D) macrosystem.

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The exosystem refers to the external settings that indirectly impact an individual's development, such as the workplace of a parent that affects their family life. Shawn's job, which requires lots of travel and affects his relationship with his child, is an example of an exosystem influence.

Shawn's Job Requires Lots of Travel, and the Demands of His