Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 38 n. 2 Rio de Janeiro 1995
Abstract
The article links changes in marriage and the family in certain contemporary contexts to present-day socioeconomic and cultural transformations that have served to redefine gender relations and the patriarchal conception of the individual. Women have challenged that notion of individual which is grounded in a dichotomy between the public and the private. This phenomenon is seen as reflecting postmodern tendencies prompted by social processes that have impelled the expansion of social and personal fragmentation and of individualism. Consequently, heterogeneity and plurality have grown more common in various dimensions of the social realm, including marriage and family relations.
Indivíduo, Casamento e Família em Circunstâncias Pós-Modernas
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