Bronfenbrenner's theory describes levels of interaction that contain roles, norms, and rules that can help shape children's development. Christine's "microsystem" would be her immediate environment in which she lives and the people she interacts with, Christine's immediate family. Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales (1956) assert that the family has two “fundamental and irreducible functions” that are universal. These are “primary socialization” and “stabilization of adult personalities”. The mission of primary socialization is to teach the culture of society and the structuring of the child's personality. Stabilization of adult personalities focuses on parents and the emotional support they give and receive from each other. This acts as a balance between the problems and stresses of life which can make the personality