SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: Moçambican ethnicities

This article aims to bring a reflection on the theory of Social Representations from perspective Psychology. From bibliographic review, an analogy is made between theories social representations, concrete society, in this case, Mozambican society. representations have been topic widely discussed by several and categorized authors, many them addressing relationship cognition-knowledge, individual For purpose, three ethnicities were analyzed, namely, Macuas-Lomués, Ndaus Tsongas, which, based verification their cultures, beliefs values, real can be drawn cultural representations. behaviors these ethnic groups, which make clear different regions that form country called Mozambique.The basis research was both address theoretical supports, as well reality.