JOVENS E RELACIONAMENTOS AFETIVOS: MEDIAÇÕES PSICOSSOCIAIS DO AMOR EM TEMPOS DO "FICAR‟

Abstract

Starting from the comprehension of individual and society, objectivity and subjectivity as realities that constitute themselves in a reciprocal and inseparable relation, the following research has looked for the understanding of the participation of the instances of psychosocial mediation that are essentials in the process of socialization, such as family, religion, work, social groups, cultural industry, in the formation of signs and meanings that contemporary teenagers create related to relationships. The historical development of the youth notion, the young adult constitution of sociability, sexuality and affection are also discussed trying to comprehend the young adult new and traditional ways of relationships nowadays. The research has been done with fifth term UFG students from Geography, Pedagogy, Medicine and Law majors. From this group eight students has been selected, four males and four females. The degrees choice was based on the goal of analyze and discuss the universality, particularity and singularity relationships psychosocially mediated by social and gender differences, which are relevant to produce affective relationships meaning. The empirical data used in this study came from Question and Answers, as well as from interviews with the eight students who corresponded with the following criteria: family income, gender and number of people who they had dated during the last year. Mediated by fundamental authors` contributions, such as Adorno, Horkheimer, Freud, Marx and others who are also important for the comprehension of the contemporary young adult sociability ways, the research points to a conservative psychosocial constitution of youth in general, strongly linked to family and religious values, which is still looking for the love of their lives. Therefore, the choice of a partner is based on criterions related to a possibility of satisfaction without many difficulties and differences. As a matter of fact, these very differences are what constitute difficulties in relationships. At the same time, casual dating someone has been known among young adults as a short and uncommitted relationship, with the main goal being an immediate selfish pleasure. In short, affective relationships between young adults have been developing themselves marked by tendencies more and more narcissistically and intolerant about what is different, and in this way, strongly individualistic, self-aimed and heteronyms.