As representa？？es sociais de conjugalidade entre casais recasados

the present study aims to analyze social representations (sr) of conjugality among remarried couples. two focus groups were held, one group with women and one group with men. all participants have at least one child from their first marriage and live at a considered middle or high-middle class neighborhood. the data were analyzed by discourse analyze. the results show conjugality sr is organized as a representational system, because the elements, that are articulated in order to form it, are considered social objects. the sr observed is organized differently by men and women. also, it was observed in remarriage: 1) high complexity degree among family relations; 2) children, on parents point of view, deal with the new family dynamic nicely; 3) tendency of more equal conjugal relations; 4) men seem to need a conjugal partnership to organize their emotional, family and professional life.