O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA INTERSUBJETIVIDADE EM CASAMENTOS INTERCULTURAIS

Abstract

This paper aims to comprehend the development of intersubjective processes in intercultural marriages. It goes from a cultural-historic perspective of development, identifying the main points on Vygotsky’s work that remark the question of intersubjective processes as well as on the works of his fellows on the same theme. Thus, the intersubjective processes are viewed in face of two followers of Vygotsky; Valsiner, who comprehends the intersubjective process as the transcendence of the private world towards the co-construction of a common basis that favors the relationship; and also the work of Matusov, who goes from the premise that even in argument situations, it is possible to coordinate the contributions of the participants and to constitute intersubjectivity. As a background for this essay, the qualitative epistemology of Gonzalez Rey made it possible for the constructive-interpretative analysis of the intersubjective reality of the research couples. The empirical moment was achieved with two couples, where the mates were born in distinct countries but live, nowadays, in the town of Goiania – GO. The couples were interviewed at their own homes. The conclusion, as Buber conceives it, is the significance of the dialogic attitude for the development of interpersonal processes in intercultural marriages, as stated by either Valsiner or Matusov. Another relevant aspect is that of the surfacing of the historic flow of the mates personal history, as well as the marital relationship history as a essential aspect for the development of interpersonal processes.