Cinderella Jealousy Theory

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Thus, the jealousy is often ranked among the top three motives for non accidental homicides where motive is known—along with rage arising from a quarrel and murder during the commission of a crime. In 2003, on Valentine’s Day, Texas women, Claris Harris, killed her husband after encountering him at a hotel with a mistress. She was not the only women to stand accused of murdering in a jealous rage rather on 20 November, 2014 Maria Jose, who won the title of Miss Honduras Crown on April 2014 and her sister was killed by her sister’s boyfriend because she was dancing with another man. Some films that portray jealousy are Cinderella, Snow White and Toy Story. All three are Disney movies with a message of jealousy among characters. The movie Cinderella …show more content…

The elements most important to the theory are (a) the assumption that human beings rationalize their experience by creating a model of the social world and how it functions and, the language is the most essential system through which humans construct reality. Social constructs are the by-products of countless human choices, rather than laws resulting from human judgment. The main objective of social theory (Banton, Clifford, Erosh, Lousada Rosenthal, 1985) is to understand how social or society enters into the life of an individual and construct him socially. This theory identifies three linked practices important in this process. The first is economic practice, second is political practice and the third is ideological practice. Moreover, the social theory reveals that people are subject to economic, political and ideological forces, which are more powerful than other conscious factors affecting individuals. The theory of John Bowly in (1969) is based on the bond established between mother and infant. According to him care giving experiences are internalized as working models that not only serve as a prototype for future relationship with significant others but also provide unwritten rules for how one experience expresses and copes with distressing emotions. Contemporary theory and research recognize the interconnection between attachment, care giving, and exploration for adults

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