Sue Klebold's Bioecological Model

In the Columbine interview, Sue Klebold talks about what she went through as a parent and her grieving process during and after her son’s involvement in the Columbine shooting. In accompaniment to talking about her experience, she wants people to know that what her son did was a horrible thing and she has to accept that reality; she does not want another parent to miss the signs that her son went through during his depression. As a way to show our understanding with this interview, in particular with Sue Klebold’s involvement, our group has integrated the following key concepts from “Life-Span Human Development”: Nature vs. Nurture, Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model, and the Id, Ego and the Superego. In this essay we explore these concepts …show more content…
Ceci, could be used as a tool to explain Sue and Dylan Klebold’s story. The Bronfenbrenner model is a theoretical model of gene-environment interactions. This model explores the human and how it reacts with others and its environment which is broken into four sections: Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, and Macrosystem. First is the Microsystem, which is the contact that people have with their immediate surroundings (Sigelman and Rider 51). Sue Klebold speaks on the topic of how her son became more distant in the home environment, often staying in his room most of the day. At school, Dylan had friendships, but seemed to lack the self-esteem in his interpersonal friendships. Mrs. Klebold and school officials did not think much of his behavior, taking into consideration that many teens will adjust to the social norm - rules or behaviors that are acceptable when growing up will often become a little withdrawn from their loved ones (Sigelman and Rider …show more content…
For a mother whose son became a murderer, Sue was able to slowly move on by writing a book on what happened and how this event could happen to anyone. She also donated her earnings to mental health problems, which shows that she was a good mother and does not want anybody else to suffer like she did. We all agreed that she went about helping those around her the correct way because most of the people would not have been as strong-willed as her and most likely would have wallowed away in guilt or shame. She was brave and went the right way in solving her problems. However, we all agreed that Sue could have done more to help Dylan during his depression and be more assertive towards his criminal acts with Eric. She could have disciplined him more to where he would learn his lesson and understand his mistakes and she could have pushed herself more to talk to Dylan when he acted differently around