Walt Disney Princess Research Paper

Everyone has a story; a story with a beginning and an end. Even the animated Disney Princesses who appear on the silver screen have their own stories. Starting in 1937 to the upcoming Disney’s ,Moana, film debuting in the summer of 2016, Disney Princesses have been around for seventy five years. There are now thirteen official Disney Princesses, who have been coronated at the Disneyland theme park. But, the Disney Princesses known across the world today are not how Walt Disney initially imaged them. In an article written by Caroline Siede, a writer for “Boing Boing”, a group blog, she explains the break down and themes of the three Disney eras. The Disney Princess film eras are as follows: The Classic Era, The Renaissance Era, and the Revival Era.

The Disney Classic Era

Whether it be through television, social media, parents or peers, people, especially younger children, form opinions and learn about the world around them from these influences. One doctor researching the media’s effect on young children is Dr. Bernard J. Luskin, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and President Emeritus of the Society for Media Psychology and Technology of the American Psychological Association. In his writings, he explains the partnership between media and young children. With the advancements in technology, doctors can now use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to understand how the brain functions under certain influences such as social media. This practice is called media psychology. Media psychology “is now an official sub-speciality in the field of psychology” (Luskin, Brains). Psychologists study the MRI results and are able to weigh the effect of various media. Children of today’s century, find their understanding of the world primarily through their family and peers and television as a secondary source to their budding knowledge, both placing influence on their self-esteem and visual