Friendship has been traditionally investigated in the field of interpersonal relationships using different theoretical frameworks and approaches. This paper discusses the possibility of investigating friendship from a comparative Latin American perspective, based on a wide literature review on the subject. Based on the theoretical proposals of Hinde (1997) for the investigation of interpersonal relationships, the paper considers that friendship involves several levels of complexity and affects and is affected by distinct dimensions of Latin American society. The paper recognizes that comparative studies have placed the importance of friends and friendship in areas such as economy, health, education, and migration, among others. As expected, Latin American comparative studies are more frequent in some disciplines, mainly those based on censuses data, and theoretically related to social-economic and demographic concepts, including social networks and social capital. The possibility of developing a Latin American perspective for the study of friendship requires not only the need of empirical but also theoretical advances, as well as scientific cooperation and innovation. Friendship is seen as relevant for the constitution of the social tissue of Latin American society, being affected and affecting different areas and levels. In the social economic dimension, friends are relevant, specifically in Latin America, to themes such as poverty and social vulnerability. Some future possibilities for investigation are discussed.

ResumenEste estudio investigó algunos aspectos de una red cooperativa dirigida a la Psicología Latinoamericana. El estudio se basó en datos documentales disponibles para el público. La red incluyó 262 investigadores latinoamericanos y 38 de otros países, puesto que la red apoya investigadores de otros continentes interesados en cooperar. Los datos investigados fueron el país de origen, el nivel educativo, la ocupación profesional, los intereses generales en cooperar y las modalidades de cooperación buscadas. En total, los miembros procedían de 23 países, incluyendo 12 de Latinoamérica y 11 de otros continentes. Los países con el mayor número de participantes fueron Colombia, Brasil, Argentina, Chile y Perú. En términos del nivel educativo se identificaron miembros desde pregrado hasta PhD. La mayoría (n = 199) reportó tener nivel de doctorado o maestría y la mayoría (n = 203) son profesores o investigadores en el nivel universitarios. Los intereses generales de cooperación se dividieron en cuatro grupos, de los cuales los temas más citados fueron salud, salud mental y psicología social. La forma de cooperación más frecuentemente señalada fue la participación

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Couple and family relationships have changed in different aspects in the recent history of Latin America. This paper reviewed comparative studies on couple and family relationships in Latin America published between 2001 and 2015. These studies used data from different countries. The contents analyzed in these investigations were divided in five main themes: (a) family size, structure and diversity; (b) couple and family internal dynamics, including couple and family formation and dissolution, gender and social roles, social care and protection, and couple and family violence; (c) couple, family and health; (d) couple, family and education; and, (e) couple, family and economy. Although comparative studies in Latin America are based mainly on data from national censuses and have a demographic approach, the comparative perspective is proposed as an important mean for the integration of diverse disciplines and the development of international cooperation in studies about couple and family in Latin America. Macro and micro perspectives, as well as quantitative and qualitative data, may complement each other and contribute to a more integrated knowledge about couple and family relationships in the region. Couple and family internal structure and dynamics are related to Latin American society and culture in diverse ways. Some possibilities and suggestions for future investigations are also presented.Keywords: couple, family, comparative studies, Latin America Interpersona, 2016, Vol. 10(2), 109-124, doi:10.5964/ijpr.v10i2.259 Published (VoR): 2016-12-23.*Corresponding author at: Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514. Vitória, ES/Brazil, 29075-910. E-mail: agnaldo.garcia@uol.com.br This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Interpersonal relationships, including couple and family relationships, are fundamental for the social structure and dynamics of Latin American societies. In order to have a deeper and wider perspective of Latin American relationships, this paper reviews publications comparing data from different Latin American countries in themes related to couple and family relationships. This paper extends previous analysis made on friendship in comparative investigations in Latin America (Garcia, Bucher-Maluschke, Pérez-Angarita, & Pereira, 2016). Our assumptions are based on Hinde's (1997) contributions to relationship description and analyses. Hinde states that scientists should consider different levels of complexity, such as interactions, relationships, groups, as well as the environment and social and cultural structures. Therefore, a wide review of comparative Latin American family and couple studies may integrate data from different levels, including demographic, cultural, historical and social aspects of couple and family relationships.However, comparative studies about Latin A...

This study researched how a population of 40 undergraduate students attending a career planning project in a private college perceived work, career and their relation with interpersonal relationships. The questionnaire revealed that most subjects perceived work positively, reported through four different perceptions of work, reported perceiving a social dimension of work, but about half of it reported that they didn't perceive people in general working in a way that showed being concerned about changing society. When the subjects listed people who worked with the same values they held, reports ranged through parents, bosses and friends; when asked about people that didn't have the same values, they listed work-mates, peers and siblings; when asked about most important people for their career, they listed their parents separately, teachers and children. Data suggested a wide participation of relationships in processing information and constructing conceptions related to work and career. Keywords: career; interpersonal relationships; work.Percepções sobre Trabalho, Relacionamentos e Carreira:Um Estudo com Universitários Resumo Esta pesquisa investigou como uma população de 40 universitários percebe o trabalho, sua carreira e a relação desses com relacionamentos interpessoais. O objetivo geral foi analisar como universitários participantes de um projeto de extensão de planejamento de carreira num centro universitário privado percebiam o trabalho, sua carreira e a existência de relação desses fatores com relacionamentos interpessoais. Foram objetivos específicos desta pesquisa: a) pesquisar aspectos da construção do projeto de carreira dos participantes; b) investigar a influência percebida dos relacionamentos na construção deste projeto; c) descrever percepções sobre o trabalho dos participantes; e, d) verificar possíveis relações entre esses fatores. Os dados foram colhidos através de questionário composto por uma questão fechada e seis abertas e foram tratados a partir de análise de conteúdo. A maioria da população relatou percepção positiva do trabalho através de quatro concepções diferentes e também perceber a dimensão social do trabalho. Metade dos participantes relatou não perceber que as pessoas em geral trabalham com o compromisso de transformar a sociedade. Ao nomear pessoas que conheciam que se dedicavam ao trabalho segundo deles mesmos, os sujeitos citaram o pais, o(a) chefe e a mãe; ao nomear pessoas que não se dedicam ao trabalho segundo sua concepção, citaram colegas de trabalho, amigos e irmãos, e o pai, a mãe, os professores e os filhos como as pessoas mais importantes para a carreira. As respostas sugeriram um cenário complexo no qual há participação de diversos relacionamentos no processamento de informações e na elaboração de percepções e concepções relativas ao trabalho e à carreira. Palavras-chave: carreira; relacionamento interpessoal; trabalho. Percepción acerca de Trabajo, Relacionamientos y Carrera: Una Investigación con Estudiantes de PregradoResumen Este estudio investigó cómo 40 ...

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