Deviance and Family in Disney Movies Deviance and family are successfully found in most disney movies, especially Aladdin, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Lilo and Stitch. Deviance is when an act is being done that goes against the typical accepted behavior. Aladdin and The Lion King are superb at the art of giving examples of deviance. Family does not have a set and stone definition. Your family can be whoever you want it to be. In Beauty and the Beast, unconditional love between a daughter and her father is found. Within Lilo and Stitch, we find that family can be someone other than your birth mother and father, or even your own blood. Within the movie of Aladdin, we see the rebellious side of Aladdin at the beginning of the movie. He and his pet monkey, Abu, are typically found in their local market stealing food. Whether you see this as a deviant act or not, …show more content…
stealing is deviant. Aladdin is also caught giving his impression that you are “only in trouble if you get caught”. This is a red sign flashing deviant! I feel as though Aladdin is trying to convey the fact that Aladdin started out as street boy. This movie did a great job at portraying Aladdin’s street side. The deviant acts of lying and stealing brought this “bad boy” side out of him very efficiently. The Lion King also has a deviant character: Scar. Scar is next in line for his brother's throne, until Simba is born. Scar is not happy about Simba’s existence. Simba’s significant presentation of life lacks the attendance of Scar. This could be considered deviant because most siblings would make an arrival to their niece or nephews presentation. With the recruitment of hyenas, Scar ultimately has the plan to kill Mufasa. Killing him would not be enough, therefore he must aim for Simba as well. This movie does a great job at portraying deviance because it hurts me to think that someone could kill their own blood. Most people consider it a norm to not kill, especially your family. Scar shows his deviance by killing his own brother, Mufasa, by choosing to let go of his paw. This sends Mufasa off of the cliff, to his death. Disney movies do show many acts of deviance, but they also are spectacular at showing us the sociologic topic of family.
There is no definition of who your family is. In Lilo and Stitch, we learn that your family is not always your mom and your dad. For many reasons, someone besides your birth parents can raise you. For example, Nani, Lilo's Sister, takes care and raises Lilo. This is a hard task, especially with Cobra Bubbles, a mean social worker, on your back. Mrs. Bubbles seems to think that Nani cannot take adequate care of Lilo. Although, Nani is trying as hard as she can. In the movie, she attempts to find a good job to support Lilo and her new pet Stitch. Everyone has seen the movie and everyone remembers when Stitch is almost taken, but he states his case. His case is that even he, an alien, has found a little broken (but still good) family within the human race. This movie does phenomenal at showing the world that family is not always immediate. If an older sister can raise her younger sister, and an alien can find a family on earth, then anyone can find their own definition of
family. On the other hand, Disney does do a great job at showing us the nuclear family side of things. Within the movie Beauty and the Beast, Belle’s father, Maurice, goes on a trip to the market to sell music boxes. On his lonesome trip, he is attacked by wolves. With nowhere to go but inside of the castle gates, he soon finds himself imprisoned in the beast's castle. Back at home, Belle realizes that her father is missing. After some time searching, she soon finds her poor father. As the audience's hearts break, Belle tells the beast she will replace her father's spot and live in captivity forever, as long as her father is set free. This movie was a success at showing just how much one would actually do for their family.
Deviance is described as “the recognized violation of cultural norms”(Macionis 238). While deviance can include crime, it is not always such. Deviance can mean trying to sneak into a hospital room, desperately searching for someone like the character of Benny in the movie Benny and Joon. Or it could be preforming on the streets for people to watch. Deviance isn’t always a criminal act. The movie Benny and Joon gave several examples of deviant behavior portrayed by the three main characters, Benny, Joon, and Sam.
The “Wonderful World of Disney” has been a part of America for as long as I can
Finding Dory, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, Zootopia-I can't solely blame my younger sisters for watching these Disney movies as I was probably the one who suggested them.
Societies are founded on various social norms. Norms can best be defined as a set of acceptable attitudes and practices by a given society. These norms however are found to vary from one society or cultural setting o the other. Deviance on the other hand is simply when one does something that goes against the set societal norms. Deviance is gauged on a scale of attitudes and behavior contradicting to acceptable social standards (Samuels, 2012).
Disney promotes sexisim by forcing young girls to live in a patriarchal world. Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The little mermaid, Aladdin, and Snow White are all examples of popular Disney movies that encourage young viewers that they need a man to save the day. Yes, it’s true that there are recent movies such as Moana and Frozen that prove otherwise, but how long will it take to completely get over the fact that women are mainly viewed as secondary citizens compared to the men? There are countless examples of how Disney movies influence this theme, and how much the female characters’ actions, ideas and thoughts are not included in a Disney movie.
Deviance is the term that s used for the type of behavior that does not comply or rather, goes against the norms of the society. Crime is an evident example of deviance and this has been used in a great way in this film. The film revolves around Derek who chooses to leave the path of deviance
Ever since Mickey Mouse was created in 1928, Disney has been at the forefront of the cartoon world. Every youngster has a favorite Disney character or movie. Over the years they have created some of the best movies of all time. However, Walt Disney hasn’t always been successful. He survived bankruptcy in 1922 and had to rethink how he was going to approach his life. I think it is safe to say the approach he took was the right one. One of his first productions was an animated short film Alice’s Wonderland, which turned into what we know as Alice in Wonderland. Mr. Disney’s first attempt at a feature-length animated film debuted in 1937 after three years of production. His masterpiece of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of his most awarded movies. Following World War II Disney Production was in a substantial amount of debt. They needed to come out with a new movie that would win over the public of America. They came out with just the right movie, Cinderella, in 1950. This was their biggest hit since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs some 15 years ago. Because of Cinderella Disney Productions stayed in business and could go on to produce many more heartwarming movies.
The debate over the good and bad aspects of Disney movies has been going on for years. It has become a part of pop culture in a way never expected through things such as YouTube videos and meme’s. While looking at multiple Disney movies may give a wider range of example of both the good and the bad in Disney movies, to help depict the effects the movies actually have on kids it is most beneficial to study just one movie. Zia’s essay argues that Disney movies have a good influence on children by teaching them good life morals. However, one of her examples, Mulan, is not an example of achievement through hard work like Zia explains, but rather a change made through magic, and example of the horrible historical inaccuracies made in Disney movies and the lack of parental respect that they teach children.
We live today in the societies which are shaped by rules and norms that must be follow. At the same time, people establish their own way to do things or not and when these people break or not respect the established rules, that’s is called deviance. According to Henslin “Deviance is the violation of norms (rules or expectations)”. I will define deviance as set of behaviors that are beyond the rules accepted by society or a group of people.
Deviance is the behavior and the standards of expectations of a group or society. It is also behavior that is considered dangerous, threatening or offensive. The people that are deviant are often labeled to be weirdos, oddballs, or creeps. In the United States, people with tattoos, drug addicts, alcoholics, and compulsive gamblers are all considered deviant. Sociologists believe that everybody is deviant from time to time. They believe each person will violate a social norm in certain situations. People are considered deviant if they don't stand for the national anthem at a sports event, dress casually to a fancy restaurant, or skip classes. One category of deviance is Crime. Crime is a violation of norms that have been formally enacted into a law. Another category of deviance is humorous. Deviance is relative, what is deviant in one group or society may not be deviant in another group or society.
Deviance is defined as actions or behaviors that violate socials norms. In turn the concept of deviance is dependent on the social observation and perception. “By it’s very nature, the constructionism through which people define and interpret actions or appearances is always “social.” ”(Henry, 2009 , p. 6) One’s perception of a situation may be completely different from another depending on cultural and social factors. The way someone talks, walks, dresses, and holds themselves are all factors that attribute to how someone perceives another. In some cases what is socially or normally acceptable to one person is deviant in another’s eyes. For this reason there is a lot of gray area involving the topic of deviance because actions and behaviors are so diversely interpreted.
What is deviance? What does it mean? What determines a behavior as deviant? Deviance is anything that violates a social norm. For example, when a child burps at the supper table but doesn’t excuse himself. Who we socialize and spend time with will determine what we deem as deviant behavior. There are many types of deviant behaviors, some of these behaviors may not be considered deviant to one culture but to another they are.
In sociology, the term deviance refers to all violations of social rules, regardless of their seriousness (Essentials of Sociology 136). Deviance is an individual or organizational behavior that violates societal norms and is usually accompanied by negative reactions from others. According to a sociologist S. Becker, he stated that it is not the act itself that makes an action deviant, but rather how society reacts to it.
In society today, there is pressure from all sides to conform to a certain ideal of beauty. People are overwhelmed with the different types of images and media forms that are telling people how to act and what to look like. Media is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. It has the power to educate, affect social change, and much more, but if taken incorrectly people will take drastic lengths to change something about themselves. There have been many attempts to empower women through different types of media, but many have failed miserably. Over the last couple of years, Disney has struggled greatly with the representation of women throughout Princess movies because young girls are hounded with images of princesses,
Deviance is the sociological concept of behavior which violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society. Functionalists explain deviance as a common part of human existence, interactionist look at everyday behavior to explain deviance, and conflict theorists argue that people with power define deviance.