Kids these days look up to famous movie stars, and professional athletes. Not just because they are famous and have money, which is a big part of it, but also because they do great things with that money. These famous people show compassion and kindness to humanity, depending on what they do it can do wonders. The reason they are important is that they go above and beyond with good acts of kindness. Brett Favre, Bill Gates, and Jim Carrey are all very good role model.…
Stetson Lynch Now a days celebrities are gigantic influences on our middle school aged children. Most of our middle school aged kids look up to famous singers or actors and actresses. Is this a good thing?…
Overall celebrities influence and parental influence can be both bad and good. But most of celebrities influence on teens and adolescents are not good because they are very gullible at this time in their life. The only influence they should have is parental influence because their parents wouldn’t steer them in the wrong directions.…
In the article The Impact Celebrities Have On Our Lives Barbara King states in paragraph six that the reason we watch celebrities is to watch them lose talent and become unwanted in our eyes, and I disagree with the comment that she made, this reminds me of the time my friend wanted my cousin to die out of his baseball talent and fail. Often times, it seems as if my friend and cousin are fighting, my friend and cousin are on the same baseball team and they would always yell rude comments at each other when one struck out, etc. I asked my friend at school why they were so mean to each other, to which he responded that he was angry that my cousin was better than him. However, it turns out that my friend looks up to my cousin and is determined…
Being a role model is the most powerful form of education; we, the young developing adults, would be lost without it. A role model is a person that someone looks up to and wants to be like, either in the present or in the future. It can be anyone; a parent, family member, friend, or even someone off of a movie or book. The tremendous role models that I continue to learn from are my amazing mom, enlightened Coach Bird, and brilliant minded Sherlock Holmes.…
Because celebrities are so often in the public spotlight, do they have ethical responsibilities to set good examples for young people?…
Behaviourism is a theory of psychology that was dominant between 1920s and 1950s. It is a theory of learning that is concerned about behaviour that can be observed and measured scientifically rather than being shaped by innate mental states such as thinking, knowing, feeling and biological processes such as hormones. Two major influences on behavioural psychology today are B.F. Skinner and Albert Bandura. Skinner's theory of learning was called "Operant Conditioning" or sometimes known as instrumental conditioning and it is basically a method of learning that uses rewards and punishments to shape or change behaviour by the use if positive or negative reinforcement. Every type of behaviour or action produces a consequence.…
While celebrities and sports figures are more likely to be role models to children, it is up to the child to decide whether to base their decision on likes and beliefs, or looks.…
We tend to look up to celebrities because they play a sport well or are on TV 24/7, but that shouldn't qualify them as a role model. (show slide)…
Almost everyone knows celebrities. Many aspire to be just like them.You might go somewhere to find an Elvis imitator, or a young pianist trying to be like Lang Lang. Celebrities can be good or bad role models. Some get into trouble, som don't.Therefore, celebrities can be good and bad role models. One bad role model is Micheal Phelps, and a good one is Barrack Obama.…
Do celebrities make bad role models? I believe they do. Kids see celebrities in the news everyday and mimic what they do, thinking that they should be like them. But that is wrong. Most celebrities don’t know what they are doing in their life because they have a hard time telling reality from fantasy. They are like you and me, but people think that they are more than that. Most magazines and movies have pictures/videos of airbrushed celebrities and when teenager look at these they start believing that looking like how celebrities do is the only way to be popular and loved.…
Depending upon the environment, personality of and upbringing of the child, their role models can differ greatly. Some children’s role models are pop singers and actors, they are often ones that are popular in media culture and invariably the children’s friends would have had an additional effect in affirming the role models.…
I think every person has a role model that they can look up to. This person is a vital part of their life, they shape them as a person, and develop their morals and values. For me this person is my mother, Toni Stewart.…
When you were a kid, did you ever fantasize about being a pro athlete or celebrity? At one point in every child's life, they dream of being on the front pages of magazines or live on TV. They dream of the A-list lifestyle and wish that they could be that when they grow up. When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a singer and I looked up to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. As I grew older, I saw their faces all over tabloids and their actions never made me oppose them, but I understood that some of their actions were wrong. Professional athletes and celebrities make amazing role models but they can also be a really bad one too.…
My initial thought was no, they just happen to be famous for being them, and they should do what they please because it’s their life and it’s who they are. How people choose to be influenced is their decision and they should deal with the consequences.…