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Early interactions seem to be adaptive, it is fundamental to know them in order to understand human ontogenesis. This study compares data of observations of mother-baby dyads, analyzing the behavior of the partners, the complexity of the interchanges and their affective components. The participants were 56 dyads (28 with one-month old babies and 28 with five-month old babies), filmed in their homes in free situations. Interaction episodes were identified and analyzed. The results showed the effect of the factor type of dyad (one or five months-old babies) in four dependent variables that indicate complexity of the interactions. Differences in the manifestation of reciprocal affectivity of the partners were observed in the two groups. The interactions were predominantly face-to-face when the babies are one-month old, and the system of object stimulation is predominant when the babies are five-months old. This indicates a tendency observed in Western urban groups. The affective manifestations and the presence of interactions which are characterized by the system of body contact favor the formulation of a hypothesis of the presence of an autonomous relational pattern. The results confirm the literature about the possibility of interchanges in initial stages of the development, and the study contributes for the knowledge of its characteristics. The affective aspect is stressed, and its constitutive role in interactions is emphasized, assuming its importance in child development.

CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO A adolescência é uma fase do ciclo de vida na qual o sujeito passa por uma série de transformações corporais e psicológicas. Neste período, há a consolidação da identidade e o jovem se depara com uma gama de escolhas que definirão o seu futuro, dentre elas, a escolha da profissão. Diversos fatores exercem influência nesta escolha e o adolescente a realizará baseado no contexto social, econômico, cultural e psicológico em que se encontra. A decisão por uma carreira faz parte de um processo contínuo que começa desde cedo, com uma grande participação da história de vida familiar. Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar a questão da influência da família na escolha profissional, observando aspectos da transmissão geracional. Foram entrevistadas duas famílias (pai, mãe e adolescente). Os adolescentes cursavam o 3º ano do ensino médio e as famílias residiam na cidade de Niterói/RJ e pertenciam à camada média-alta da população. As entrevistas foram gravadas, transcritas e o conteúdo foi posteriormente analisado. Do conteúdo emergiram três categorias de análise que configuraram os temas primordiais dos relatos dos entrevistados. Constatou-se que a família exerce uma grande influência no momento da escolha profissional, depositando expectativas, fazendo exigências de forma direta ou indireta e passando valores sobre determinadas ocupações. Concluiu-se que a escolha profissional não é feita ao acaso, mas está ligada às profissões cujos valores são transmitidos desde gerações anteriores e aos papéis que cada um deve desempenhar na dinâmica familiar. Adolescence is a phase in life cycle in which the individual goes through a series of physical and psychological transformations. In this period there is the consolidation of identity and the youngster faces a range of choices that will define his future, including the professional choice. Many factors exert influence in this choice and the adolescent will make it based on his social, cultural and psychological context. The decision for a professional career is part of a continuous process that starts early on, with a great participation of family life history. This research had the goal to analyze family influence in professional choice, observing aspects of generational transmission. Two families (composed by father, mother, and one adolescent) were interviewed. The adolescents were students in the third grade in middle school; families lived in the city of Niterói, in Rio de Janeiro, and were from middle-class. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and their content was later analyzed. From interviews’ content three categories of analysis emerged, which configured fundamental themes in participants’ reports. It was observed that the family exerts a great influence in the moment of professional choice, placing expectations, making demands in direct and indirect ways, and transmitting values about certain occupations. It was concluded that professional choice is not made by chance, but is related to professions for which values are transmitted by prior generations and to the roles that each person should play in the family dynamics.