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    The Cinderella complex describes an unconscious fear of independence in some women and a desire to be taken care of by others. It is named after the fairy tale character Cinderella, who could not change her situation without help from a male figure like the Prince. The complex suggests women may unconsciously seek or remain in relationships where they are dependent on a man for support and rescue. Some feminists criticize the idea as implying women are not capable of independence, while others argue it reflects a natural desire for human connections.

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    The Cinderella complex describes an unconscious fear of independence in some women and a desire to be taken care of by others. It is named after the fairy tale character Cinderella, who could not change her situation without help from a male figure like the Prince. The complex suggests women may unconsciously seek or remain in relationships where they are dependent on a man for support and rescue. Some feminists criticize the idea as implying women are not capable of independence, while others argue it reflects a natural desire for human connections.

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    Cinderella complex

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    This article is about the syndrome. For the song, see C\C (Cinderella\Complex).
    Not to be confused with Cinderella effect.
    The Cinderella complex was first described by Colette Dowling,
    [1]
    who wrote a book on
    women's fear of independence - an unconscious desire to be taken care of by others. The
    complex is said to become more apparent as a person grows older.
    The complex is named after the fairy tale character Cinderella. It is based on the idea of
    femininity portrayed in that story, where a woman is beautiful, graceful, polite, supportive,
    hardworking, independent, and maligned by the females of her society, but she is not
    capable of changing her situations with her own actions and must be helped by an outside
    force, usually a male (i.e. the Prince).
    Contents
    1 Criticism
    2 Defence
    3 See also
    4 References
    5 Further reading
    Criticism
    Feminist women can be taken aback to find that, after taking steps to extend their own
    autonomous presence in the world, they may still find themselves hankering for
    rescue/support from some external force
    [2]
    - still tempted into dependency.
    [3]
    This
    phenomenon or syndrome becomes particularly significant with regard to the question of
    why women may choose to stay in dysfunctional relationships.
    [citation needed]

    Defence
    Others point to Ronald Fairbairn's concept of mature dependency,
    [4]
    to challenge cultural
    disparagement of dependency in favor of an ideal of isolated independence.
    [5]
    Carol
    Gilligan's championship of a web of connections as a feminist goal,
    [6]
    rather than the
    solitary male hero, is also invoked to defend the Cinderella complex's tendency to define
    the self in terms of a mate/settled relationship.
    [7]

    See also
    Bridget Jones
    Family nexus
    Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
    Sibling rivalry
    References
    1. Colette Dowling (1981). The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of
    Independence. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-73334-6.
    2. Y. Inoue-Smith, A Shadow of Mist () p. 26
    3. Judith Viorst, Necessary Losses (2010) p. 119
    4. Judith Viorst, Necessary Losses (2010) p. 120
    5. Adam Phillips, On Flirtation (1994) p. 53
    6. Judith Viorst, Necessary Losses (2010) p. 120
    7. R. J. Corsini, A Dictionary of Psychology (1999) p. 166
    Further reading
    S. Palm/I. Brewer, The Cinderella Syndrome (1979)
    Anthony Wilden (1987). Man and Woman, War and Peace: The Strategist's
    Companion. Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 0-7100-9867-7.
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    v
    t
    e
    Cinderella (1697) (Disney franchise)
    Characters
    Buttons
    Cinderella
    Ugly sisters
    Fairy godmother
    Wicked stepmother
    Prince Charming

    Films
    Cinderella (1899 French)
    Cinderella (1914 silent)
    Ella Cinders (1926 silent)
    The Cookie Carnival (1935)
    The Magic Shoes (1935)
    First Love (1939)
    Cinderella (1947 Russian)
    Sepia Cinderella (1947)
    Cinderella (1950)
    The Glass Slipper (1955)
    Cinderfella (1960)
    Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
    More Than a Miracle (1967)
    Ti oky pro Popelku (1973 Czech-German)
    The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
    Cinderella (1979 Russian)
    Cinderella (1994)
    Ever After (1998)
    A Cinderella Story (2004)
    Ella Enchanted (2004)
    Cinderella (2006 Korean)
    Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale (2010)
    Rags (2012)
    Cinderella (2015)

    Animation
    Poor Cinderella (1934)
    Cinderella Meets Fella (1938)
    Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)
    Cinderella (1950)
    Seorella and the Glass Huarache (1964)
    Cinderella (1979)
    The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981)
    The Magic Riddle (1991)
    Happily N'Ever After (2007)
    Year of the Fish (2008)

    Sequels
    Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
    Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
    Another Cinderella Story (2008)
    A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)

    Television
    Hey, Cinderella! (1968)
    Cindy (1978)
    Cinderella Monogatari (1996)
    Cinderella (1997)
    CinderElmo (1999)
    Cinderella (2000)
    La Cenicienta (2003 Spanish)
    Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (2004 Indonesia-Malaysia-Hawaiian)
    Floricienta (2004)
    Floribella (2005 Brazil)
    Floribella (2006 Portugal)
    Grazilda (2010 Filipino-Tagalog-English)
    Aik Nayee Cinderella (2012 Pakistani)

    Literary
    adaptations
    Ash (2009)
    Bella at Midnight (2006)
    Celestina (1791)
    Chinese Cinderella (1999 English-Chinese-Bangla)
    Cinder (2012)
    Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954)
    The Coachman Rat (1989)
    Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (1999)
    Ella Enchanted (1997)
    The Fairy Godmother (2004)
    I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers (1999)
    Just Ella (1999)
    Nine Coaches Waiting (1958)
    Phoenix and Ashes (2004)
    Princess of Glass (2010)
    Witches Abroad (1991)

    Opera
    Cendrillon (1810 Isouard)
    La Cenerentola (1817 Rossini)
    Cendrillon (1899 Massenet)
    Cendrillon (1904 Viardot)
    La Cenicienta (1966 Hen)

    Ballet
    Cinderella (1893 Fitinhof-Schell)
    Aschenbrdel (1900 Strauss-Bayer)
    Cinderella (1945 Prokofiev)
    Cinderella (1948 Ashton)

    Musicals
    Cinderella and the Prince, or The Castle of Heart's Desire (1904)
    Stubborn Cinderella (1909)
    Mr. Cinders (1929)
    Cinderella (1957)
    Cindy (1964)
    The Penny Friend (1966)
    The Slipper and the Rose (1984)
    Soho Cinders (2008)
    Cinderella (2013)

    Plays
    A Kiss for Cinderella (1916)
    Hobson's Choice (1916)

    Comics Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
    Cinderalla

    Songs
    "Spread a Little Happiness" (1929)
    "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (1948)
    "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (1950)
    "Cinderella" (1987)
    "Hey Cinderella" (1993)
    "It's Midnight Cinderella" (1996)
    "Cinderella" (2001)
    "Cinderella" (2002)
    "Cinderella" (2003)
    "Stealing Cinderella" (2007)
    "Cinderella" (2007)
    "C\C (Cinderella\Complex)" (2008)

    Albums
    A Cinderella Story (2004 soundtrack)
    Disney's Princess Favorites (2002)

    Sociology
    Cinderella complex
    Cinderella effect
    The Cinderella Movement

    Commercials
    A Coach for Cinderella
    A Ride for Cinderella

    Adult
    Cinder Ellen up too Late
    Cinderella (1977)
    Naughty Cinderella

    National
    variation
    Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (Malay and Indonesian)
    Beauty and Pock Face (Chinese)
    Chj-hime (Japanese)
    Fair, Brown and Trembling (Irish)
    Finette Cendron (French)
    The Green Knight (Danish)
    Katie Woodencloak (Norwegian)
    Ochikubo Monogatari (Japanese)
    "Rhodopis" (Greek)
    Rushen Coatie (Scottish)
    The Sharp Grey Sheep (Scottish)
    The Story of Tam and Cam (Vietnamese)
    Sumiyoshi Monogatari (Japanese)
    The True Bride (German)
    The Wonderful Birch (Russian)
    Ye Xian (Chinese)

    Games
    Cinderella's Castle Designer
    Cinders

    Related
    Catskin
    Into the Woods
    Into the Woods (2014)
    A Kiss for Cinderella (1925 film)
    Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
    Disney's characters
    Stop, Look and Laugh
    Waltz Suite
    Black Cinderella Two Goes East
    Cinderella's Sister
    Cinderella (sports)
    Lying to Be Perfect
    Cinderella's Eyes (2011)

    Categories:
    Self
    Popular psychology
    Complex (psychology)
    Cinderella

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