A classic princess story, Cinderella remains to be one of Disney’s most popular movies. However, what is disturbing is the manner in which this movie imposes gender roles by depicting women in a negative manner. This film seems to be reinforcing the notion that women are weaklings and that the only way in which any society can survive is by upholding male dominance and embracing female submissiveness.
The movie begins by showing Cinderella living happily with her parents in a faraway kingdom. After the death of her mother, her father marries a cold and cruel woman that has two daughters of her own; Anastasia and Drizella. After her father passes away, Cinderella’s cruel stepmother turns her into a servant in their own house. Meanwhile, in a castle located on the other side of town, the King feels …show more content…
According to this learning theory, every aspect of human psychology is as a result of stimulus and response (Medin, Ross, and Markman 50). The theory stipulates that unconditioned stimulus (UCS) brings about unconditioned response (UCR) in any living organism. This is to mean that a stimulus placed in an environment produces a response or behavior that is unlearned and hence becomes a natural response that has not been taught.
Children watching the film, Cinderella, are likely to acquire the perspective that women are weak and need to be rescued by men through classical conditioning mode of learning. In watching this film, Cinderella serves as the unconditioned stimulus while the Prince falling in love with her beauty is the unconditioned response. Watching this film evokes the perception that women need to rely on their beauty and male machismo in order to be saved from their lives of misery. This film portrays women as being both weak and insignificant without a male figure to rescue
The movie begins by showing Cinderella living happily with her parents in a faraway kingdom. After the death of her mother, her father marries a cold and cruel woman that has two daughters of her own; Anastasia and Drizella. After her father passes away, Cinderella’s cruel stepmother turns her into a servant in their own house. Meanwhile, in a castle located on the other side of town, the King feels …show more content…
According to this learning theory, every aspect of human psychology is as a result of stimulus and response (Medin, Ross, and Markman 50). The theory stipulates that unconditioned stimulus (UCS) brings about unconditioned response (UCR) in any living organism. This is to mean that a stimulus placed in an environment produces a response or behavior that is unlearned and hence becomes a natural response that has not been taught.
Children watching the film, Cinderella, are likely to acquire the perspective that women are weak and need to be rescued by men through classical conditioning mode of learning. In watching this film, Cinderella serves as the unconditioned stimulus while the Prince falling in love with her beauty is the unconditioned response. Watching this film evokes the perception that women need to rely on their beauty and male machismo in order to be saved from their lives of misery. This film portrays women as being both weak and insignificant without a male figure to rescue