New images of the Brazilian family

Authors

  • Eni de Mesquita Samara Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-51771992000100006

Keywords:

Family^i2^sBra, Women, Family relations

Abstract

The generalization of Gilberto Freyre's concept of the patriarchal family is questioned. Even considering such a concept a theoretical construct to explain Brazilian familiar behavior, recent researches indicate that this model cannot be generalized to different moments of Brazilian history and to families of different social segments and suggest the necessity of careful research before accepting certain models of the historic Brazilian family.

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Published

1992-01-01

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Original Articles

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