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Political Self-Esteem: A Theoretical Resignification for Resistance

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No. 23 (2025): Junio
https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2025.79602
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Abstract

This article delves into the construction of self-esteem from a critical perspective, focusing on the impact of socialization and sociocultural determinants. It challenges the individualistic and neoliberal notion of self-esteem as a personal achievement that overlooks context, arguing from a sociocultural and intersectional viewpoint that it is influenced by various factors. It highlights how men and women develop different levels of self-esteem due to gender socialization. A new concept, "political self-esteem," is proposed, which entails an awareness of power structures and the possibility of confronting them through "propositive resistance". The article employs a theoretical reflective methodology, based on a review of literature and feminist theories, to suggest a political approach in the study of women's self-esteem

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self-esteem, political self-esteem, propositive resistence, socialization, gender

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Nerea de Ugarte-López, Centro Interdisciplinario de las Mujeres

Psicóloga, Magíster en Psicología Clínica Adultos Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, CIDEM

Natassja de Mattos-Rojas, Centro Interdisciplinario de las Mujeres

Cientista política, Máster en estudios latinoamericanos Leiden Universitet, CIDEM.

Ana Medina-Belmar, Centro Interdisciplinario de las Mujeres

Socióloga Universidad Alberto Hurtado, CIDEM.

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de Ugarte-López, N., de Mattos-Rojas, N., & Medina-Belmar, A. (2025). Political Self-Esteem: A Theoretical Resignification for Resistance. Revista Punto Género, (23), pp. 280–310. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2025.79602
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