El propósito principal de este trabajo es analizar el sentido atribuido a la familia y sus vínculos con la concepción de crisis por los adolescentes tardíos. El análisis cualitativo de las entrevistas semi estructuradas permite atribuir a las familias, que constituye parte de la red social personal, un lugar fundamental en el atravesamiento de las crisis. Palabras clave Adolescencia crisis redsocial ABSTRACT THE ADOLESCENCE AND THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY IN CRISIS MOMENTS The main propose of this work is analyze the meaning attributed to the family and its bonds with conception of crisis in the adolescence. From a qualitative analysis of semi structured interviews can be interpreted that the family, like the social network’s elements is conceptualized like a important support in the crisis times. Key words Adolescent Crisis Social network Social representation