%0 Journal Article
%T Retratos da av¨® na literatura infantil contemporanea de Ana Maria Machado e Ruth Rocha
%A Azevedo
%A Tamara
%A Rabinovich
%A Elaine Pedreira
%J Psicologia USP
%D 2012
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0103-65642012000100011
%X besides leisure, literature is a means to present messages, reflection and discussion about human issues, therefore an important subject to psychosocial investigation. aiming to understand the grandmother as a character two stories for children written by two well known brazilian writers were analyzed, bisa bia bisa bel, by ana maria machado and atr¨¢s da porta (behind the door), by ruth rocha. the qualitative approach of content analysis allowed the following categories: description of the characters and of their relationships; symbol analysis using analytical psychology; socio-historical context; authors¡¯ comprehension about education; concept of infancy; and literature as a means for author¡¯s message. grand-mothers were presented as representing a previous generation(s), transmitting cultural and social tradition, sources of symbolic heritage (cultural, familiar, intellectual), contributing to their grandchildren¡¯s intellectual development and identity formation.
%K grand-mother
%K child literature
%K intergenerational relationship.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-65642012000100011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en