摘要：The maternal role in the family was studied. The objective was to understand and describe the similarities and differences about the maternal role in two cultural groupings, one of the City of São Paulo, Brazil, and other of the City of Valdívia, Chile. The ethnonursing research method was adopted, as proposed by Leininger. The observation-participation-reflection process was carried out in several opportunities in wich the interaction of researchers and mothers occurred in their social and familiar context. The cultural theme was To take care for children go well in the life and go forward. These cultural themes reveal the essence of maternal role in two cultures: the search of happiness for children. The results and its implications on culture care are discussed.
其他摘要：The maternal role in the family was studied. The objective was to understand and describe the similarities and differences about the maternal role in two cultural groupings, one of the City of São Paulo, Brazil, and other of the City of Valdívia, Chile. The ethnonursing research method was adopted, as proposed by Leininger. The observation-participation-reflection process was carried out in several opportunities in wich the interaction of researchers and mothers occurred in their social and familiar context. The cultural theme was To take care for children go well in the life and go forward. These cultural themes reveal the essence of maternal role in two cultures: the search of happiness for children. The results and its implications on culture care are discussed.
关键词：Mães;Família;Comparação transcultural;Antropologia cultural;Mothers;Family;Cross-cultural comparison;Anthropology cultural;Madres;Familia;Comparación transcultural;Antropologia cultural
