The exosystem includes events in social settings where the child does not participate directly, but they influence the child’s experiences in the immediate contact. For example, the transfer of father or mother may cause tension among the parents which might affect their interactions with the child or the general amenities available to the child like quality of schooling, libraries . medical care, means of entertainment, etc. It is different from chromosystem and macrosystem on the following grounds:

Chronosystem involves events in the individual life course and socio-historical circumstances of the time such as, divorce of parents or parent’s economic setback and their affect on the child.

Macrosystem includes the culture in which the individual lives.