Brave There were many easily observable variances between the society shown in this film and the culture the writer is most familiar with, and these differences cover a variety of areas like magic, gender, combat, and customs. When given thought, it seems unsurprising that these variations between the cultures should lead to variations in the psychological factors of this culture from others. Likewise, it seems obvious that there are changes which should be made to the way a professional psychologist or counselor might approach someone of this culture rather than a member of their own culture.
In the very first minutes of the film it becomes obvious that to this culture, magic is important and very real. It appears some members of their culture might doubt its existence (as did King Fergus), while others will be far more accepting of it (like Queen Elenore). This is actually quite similar to the way our own society can view those things which …show more content…
Though the film does go on to show how this is changed and the young people will be permitted to marry for love, it is still an exceedingly recent development, and it did face some pushback from the older generation when it was first mentioned. In this culture, it was customary for a young woman (or maybe just the princess) to marry from a pool of suitors her parents picked out, though who she actually married would depend on who won a contest of martial skills. This is a drastic change from our own culture, where people marry for love all the time, and arranged marriages are much rarer. It would be very important for a counselor to know and remember that this is a culture which is only just moving away from arranged marriages, so their clients might react quite differently to relationship issues than someone from our own culture
In the very first minutes of the film it becomes obvious that to this culture, magic is important and very real. It appears some members of their culture might doubt its existence (as did King Fergus), while others will be far more accepting of it (like Queen Elenore). This is actually quite similar to the way our own society can view those things which …show more content…
Though the film does go on to show how this is changed and the young people will be permitted to marry for love, it is still an exceedingly recent development, and it did face some pushback from the older generation when it was first mentioned. In this culture, it was customary for a young woman (or maybe just the princess) to marry from a pool of suitors her parents picked out, though who she actually married would depend on who won a contest of martial skills. This is a drastic change from our own culture, where people marry for love all the time, and arranged marriages are much rarer. It would be very important for a counselor to know and remember that this is a culture which is only just moving away from arranged marriages, so their clients might react quite differently to relationship issues than someone from our own culture