[I am 16 years old, have two children ... one day I will get married in a little green dress]. / Tenho 16 anos, dois filhos ... um dia vou casar vestida de verde-bebê.

This study presents family relationships of teenage mothers in their daily experiences of motherhood. The attentive view of the author enlightens the comprehension of issues related to women, of life experiences characterized by discrimination involving class and gender issues.

[Daily experiences of a health care team. Case report]. / O cotidiano de uma equipe de saúde--relato de caso.

The authors present daily experience report of a health staff, based in some aspects of microsociology in which the human being manifests all of its "theatrical behavior". Daily life is revealed in a closer look by the health field professionals. Daily life is the "stage" where the plot of life takes place in all of its complexity, the joy, the dreams, the conflicts and the suffering of each day, of each human being. This report analysis some aspects of the "underground centralization of actions", which determines human existence. It has been observed that the power category represented by the "game" had outstanding relevance in the work social relations of the staff. The "theatrical behavior" was the other element found in the analysis made.

[An analysis of the socioeconomic and reproductive conditions of women from a peripheral community of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul]. / Análise das condições sócio-econômicas e reprodutivas de mulheres de uma comunidade periférica de Porto Alegre, RS.

This work is based on the analysis of a research where the socioeconomic conditions of women, with ages ranging from 15 to 44 years old, living in a community situated in the outskirts of Porto Alegre, were investigated. A relation was established between those conditions and the reproductive behavior of the subjects.

[Food habits]. / Hábitos alimentarios.

This descriptive study presents a series of factors that can influence food habits, being the educational level the most important independent variable. The sample included families that had infants (1-2 years) and preschool children (2-6 years). These families belonged to all socio-economic levels, not being well represented the very high and the very low levels. The results are presented individually by food groups and by a sequence of factors that could influence the food consumption behaviour. From the results one can observe that there is a great need of nutrition education to affirm and modify some habits and create others. This could be of great value for the general population.