SHOULD SPORTS FIGURES OR CELEBRITIES BE CONSIDERED ROLE MODELS?
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Should sports figures or celebrities be considered role models?
Role models are considered as a probable cluster of people that are capable to leave influence on the intake purposes and conducts of individuals. Role models can vary from direct models, for example, parents, relatives, peers and to indirect role models, for instance, celebrities (Kees, 1995). Therefore, the argument surrounding role models is whether the parents or the sports figure or celebrities should be the appropriate to influence the character and behavior of young children. Celebrities in this case are personalities who accomplish a definite gradation of recognition athwart or among a segment of the general public. Celebrities can be artists, sporting individuals, political figure, or popular icons (Kees, 1995). Their prominence and accomplishment permit them to motivate and impact other. Captivatingly, youngster and young adults are more vulnerable to be swayed by celebrities as likened to established people. Young people incline to trail the footstep of celebrities to put up features that they are missing in their individual life. Many young people wear and conduct themselves similar to their desired entertainer (Payne, et al., 2010). This permits them to reimburse their low self-confidence. Additionally, there are some who would go over the boundaries by undergoing plastic surgery in order to look similar to their desired celebrities. Nevertheless, as persons get more established their influence might change to accomplish the developing requirement of adulthood and somberness.
Sports stars are acknowledged as desired celebrity role models for utmost young peoples. Earlier study have revealed that athlete role models are incapable to impact young generation’s developmental objectives, particularly encouraging word-of-mouth concerning the...