Resumen

PILAVDJIAN, GEOVANNA VICTORIA ANTUNES  y  CORREA, FELIPE. Political psychology, power and patriarchy: contributions of Mirta González Suárez. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2025, vol.25, e24403.  Epub 18-Jul-2025. ISSN 2175-1390.  https://doi.org/10.5935/2175-1390.v25e24403.

This article presents the results of a bibliographical research on power relations and the issue of patriarchy, analyzed from a psychopolitical perspective, based on the work of the Costa Rican social psychologist Mirta González Suárez. Political Psychology – considered by the author as a transversal and multidisciplinary field that studies the interinfluence between decision-making that occurs in power structures and people living in society – is used to define and explain power and patriarchy. For her, power is the ability to influence or decide for another person(s), which can be carried out in different spheres: personal, interpersonal relationships, family, community, organized groups and the State. Patriarchy is a social construction in which men and their actions are more socially valued than women, who are oppressed and exploited.

Palabras llave : Political Psychology; Power; Patriarchy; Feminism; Mirta González Suárez.

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