''In short, individuals are nested within social contexts; groups are also nested within a hierarchy of social structures. To use Bronfrenbrenner’s analogy, society is like the layers of an onion, with the actor in the middle. The more distal layers include macro-systems, such as society’s rules, regulations, and normative structures. The more proximal layers of the onion are micro-systems, comprised more immediate (and often more meaningful) ecological contexts or units such as peer groups and family. ''journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.117...