Conclusion

Our children are entertained by Disney movies, which at present have good helping of gender stereotypes . Disney movies create a web of magical and mythical norms in children's minds that invite them to restrictive sex-roles. Disney princesses also trim young girls's desire explore all possible occupations and lead them in a state of learned helpnesses. They have tremendous effects on children,especially girls. They get the idea of wanting to be a princess because it opens the path for living "happly ever after". Instead of exploring their own lives, they get an idea of magically “fixing” their life by meeting a prince. This affects children’s social development. The Disney princesses are portrayed as weak and powerless against their rich step mothers. They can not stand for themselves and need the help of the princes. They portray powerful women as evils. The men are portrayed as brave and strong. The Disney movies show indirect class systems that are horrible stereotypes which need to be broken. Children need to learn that being poor does not necessarily correspond with being helpless and unhappy :just as being a powerful woman does not mean you have to be evil. However, Disney has begun to change their female characters. The chracter of Mulan is a freash beginning away from the gender “norms” as she is portrayed as brave and strong unlike other princesses. Disney has started depicting women in a more positive way. Disney is now creating more movies free from stereotypical notions of social roles divided on the line of males and females.