Celebrity Worship By Haley Vinelli Definition Celebrity worship

Celebrity Worship By Haley Vinelli

Definition • Celebrity worship – Is an obsessive- additive disorder in which a person becomes overly involved with the details of a celebrities personal life

Stages of celebrity worship • Stage 1 – Source of gossip and interaction • Stage 2 – An intense personal attitude toward a celebrity, compulsive feeling (more intensely attached than extraverted) • Stage 3 – Uncontrollable behaviors and fantasies

Point # 1 • Celebrities effect on society – Today’s culture constantly stresses the importance of celebrities – Celebrities today have a huge influence on teenagers such as: • Type of music • Clothes we wear • Behavior

Point #2 • Miley Cyrus – Celebrity that most teenagers today have spent years growing up with – She has changed almost everything that most people looked up to her for (personality, music, physical appearances)

Point #3 • Celebrities are role models – Not all celebrities have a positive influence on society, but they do have a strong effect on the way teens behave – About 2, 500 parents were surveyed across the country in 2013 • Results (women) – Miley Cyrus (68 %)- #1 worst role model – Lindsay Lohan (65%)- #2 worst role model – Kim Kardashian - #3 worst role model due to having no real talent and discriminated against for lack to make positive life choices

Point #3 cont. • Results (men) – Chris Brown (71 %)- #1 worst role model – Kanye West (67%)- #2 worst role model – Justin Bieber (65%)- #3 worst role model due to his questionable talent