LOO R YA dol worship of teenagers in Hong Kong ‘One day, we went 0 shopping mall. We saw that a star was singing ‘on the stage. Meanwhile, er fans were holding some banners and shouting her name. After she sang, some of her fans even chased the star, We wonder why they acted like this. So, sve come up with tis intersting topic of IDOL WORSHIP OF ‘TEENAGERS IN HONG KONG!!! ol worship shares tof te MASS CULTURE. No mat you oan a aap emer o (ol won in fit on be und iver) pt oth wan ia import tons development, pry fr TEENAGERS, How ise panmean ofl wer of enage in Hong Kengow doc ia blair devel What ov wring the cape ‘Attias will pedaconed inthe lows. First ofall, we should have a better understanding of idol worship. Whatisidol worship? | Sil) | Tao refers toa person who is greatly admire then in uences others. He o she has representative personality with deep impression fr people to lear, especially for teonagers. Also, they ace famous and always appear in the public. “Psychologically idol worship refers to the socal recognition and ‘motional tachment ofan individual towards his or her favorite people, For teenagers they are much easily influenced by the artists ‘who have their “sorcery”. Then they become WORSHIPPERS. = | ‘Why do teenagers choose pop stars as their idols? (One ofthe reasons is about SELE RECOGNITION. Many teenagers lack idemity and desir find new identity (Marcia, 1980), Teenagers want toacquire supports and recognitions from thers. Through idl worshipping, the emotional yacuum experienced by teenagers canbe filled. Teenagers would fel themselves recognized and supported by their fiends. This ean increase ther self recognition as well as their sense of satisfaction, aN ISSUE 10ERIC 80 &:.¢ 4: IALO EFFECT” can be seen as another reason for building up the behavior of idol worship. According to Robert, Nyfa and Donn (2008), halo effec refers co a generalization fom the perception of ‘ne prominent or salient characteristic, trait or personality atribute to ‘an impression as whole. Teenagers thnk that their idols have good Aapnearance or good singing skill, and then simply generalize an ‘vera impeestion on idols as good and potheosize then, PEER INFLUENCE also plays an important roe in explining idol \Worshipping behavior of teenagers, Peers affect other pees value ‘and preferences. Peers share the same interests, beliefs and ‘tities (Schunk and Hanson, 1985) Mol worship ean serve a toot of ‘communication, trough which teenagers can share their experience fd felings on idol worship with their pers. They may fel stressed ifthey donot have favorite idols, Therefore tenagers would join fan cubs or go concerts in order to increase the interaction and stabilize the relationship with frends. “The mass culture theory In the mass culture theory thelitethought thatthe SASS" isa “negative ter which refers tothe group of people conrasted with ite", They though that the mass culture is tasteless and inferior to» the elite culture. Mass culture isthe disruptive consequence of the process ofindustralization and wrbanizaton. This leads to the fecline of mediating organizations ike schools, families, churches ‘which could maintain social nem, Anomie may occur inthe socely. Culture becomes open to debasement and trivalizaton because the masses lack tastes and discrimination, Mass culture has the following ‘had consequences. I diverts energy away form more useful pursuit. Also has harmful effects on audiences, Irational behavior may reall Acconding to this theory, the ELITE thought that celebrity worship is ‘mass culture, This isa syndrome and unhealthy. The society ‘becomes overly preoccupied with celebrities andthe fanisy images itevokes. Time, money and energy would be spent on worshipping idols. The elite thought that iis trivial and tasteless. The elite describe this group of people having a homogenous behavior, lacking binding social tes with oer, et. People worshipping idols are portrayed as passive and foolish They define the elite culture i igh and genuine culture only. They thought that al the mass cultures, like idol worship are tow eulture:‘Learaing English through Popular Culture dol worship is « common phegomenon among youngsters around the globe. Write an article for your schoo! magazine You should als diseuss the positive and 3 Background + Pop idol worshipisa | ___ (8888) phenomenon among Youngsters. thas ralsed much social awareness over the years + Teenage idols range from pop singers, movie stars, athletes to major political figures and so on, + Some psychologists point out that ding the stage of adolescence, youngsters tondtoseek Solfo of (E1829) through mit (8) the idols they worship. + Aslong as there are teenage, there willbe teen idols. the names and faces ‘may change with the decades, but the emotions that ckive the phenomenon do not + Teen idol worsiasymbolzes an important stage for pre-teens and ecriy teens + The idea of creating a new teenage idol i to (amsz) feenage desires + Theretore, teenagers should be well aware of the possible advantages ond ‘dangers in worshipping idols and make — (BARRE) decisions ‘wisely asin choosing idols and the ways to worship them.