# Microsystem

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A '''microsystem''' is a self-contained [subsystem](/source/System) located within a larger system. It generally constitutes the smallest unit of analysis in [systems theory](/source/systems_theory).

==Ecological systems theory==
[Urie Bronfenbrenner](/source/Urie_Bronfenbrenner) uses the term in his [ecological systems theory](/source/ecological_systems_theory) where it constitutes the most immediate environment which envelops an individual. Thus in a child's development it consists of parents, guardians, other family members, and close friends who constitute the immediate home circle.<ref name="A&O'n">{{cite journal |last1=Ashiabi |first1=Godwin S. |last2=O’Neal |first2=Keri K. |title=Child Social Development in Context: An Examination of Some Propositions in Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory |journal=SAGE Open |date=19 June 2015 |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=215824401559084 |doi=10.1177/2158244015590840|doi-access=free }}</ref>

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