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Nuevos tiempos, viejas preguntas sobre el amor.: Un estudio con adolescentes

2007; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

2215-2172

Aurora Leal García,

Social Sciences and Policies

In this article the author writes about the changes that are generally taking place in family relationships in modern society and in a more specific way in the relationships in couples. What consequences do these changes have in the ways young people understand love relationships, and in their perception of ways of loving are also analyzed by the author. The results of a study done with adolescents between 15 and 17 years of age are also given by the author, considering their particular conceptions about love relationships. The method used was to ask the subjects to read short texts on this theme and then choosing those they considered were closer to their own ideas and feelings. The comparison among groups of different age and sex permit to observe differences but also stereotypes with the traditional models of love relationships traditionally