Feminist Sociological Perspective Essay

Mazin Kashkoush
Dr Waggstaffe
Intro To Sociology
4/14/2014
Final Paper The feminist sociological perspective is one that is based upon feminist theory. Feminist theory evolved during the second outbreak of the Women’s Rights Movement during the 1960’s. (Ferris and Stein 24) Feminist theory is sometimes considered to be linked to the conflict theory because it focuses on gender inequality which can be seen as a type of conflict. There are many types of feminist theory, however they all center upon the idea that societies are flushed with inequalities that are based upon ones gender. The result of this is that women are portrayed as inferior to men and also they are treated in this way politically, and socially. (Flat World Knowledge). The
In fact, a woman finding a man and marrying was considered to be a top priority if not goal for women in those years. Television and films always showed this as normal in the society. In Frozen, it was interesting to note that the Queen, who was young, intelligent and extremely beautiful, did not chose to rule with a King, yet she was a fair and successful ruler of her kingdom. Never in the film did she show an interest in a man, nor did she pine after the thought of one, or have a need for one in any way, as can be seen in older Disney animation such as Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. The theme of “someday my prince will come” does not exist for Queen Elsa in Frozen. This change in the role of women in films can be seen as a result of the feminist movement which stresses that women can be political, or successful without the guidance of a
During this time, women were portrayed in media and films as subservient and dependent upon men. After the feminist movement was created, society was exposed to the ideas of women being independent, educated, and successful, as well as equal to men. Movies such as Frozen, show the effects of this perspective upon screen writing and movie making. The characters of Anna and Elsa are examples of strong, free thinking and successful women, that are not typical of the types of female characters that were popular prior to the acceptance of the feminist perspective by society. The scene in which Anna punched the Prince in the face, as well as the scene where she threw things at the huge snow monster show her to be an aggressive woman who thinks on her own, which is the opposite of the fairytale princesses that were created for film prior to the feminist movement, such as Cinderella, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. Also, the fact that Elsa has a role in the film that does not revolve around a man, or acquisition of a man, can be seen from the feminist perspective as being opposite to the historical viewpoint of women as dependent upon men, which is a viewpoint that feminism seeks to dissolve. In all, the effects of the feminist movement and the feminist perspective that was a result of this movement can be seen in several scenes throughout