A paper on the concept of idol
As teenagers under the influence of multi-culture, middle school students no longer only know the world from the same perspective and level, nor passively worship idols imposed on them by adults like people in the past. They have their own ability and standards to evaluate and choose the object of worship, and also have their own unique eyes to look at idols ... idols, as symbols of cognition and emotion, have a huge consumer market among teenagers, resulting in ubiquitous attitudes and behaviors towards life. Middle school students, as one of the main groups of teenagers, have unique ways and characteristics of idolatry because of their special age (adolescence) and physiological characteristics. Their free perception and diversified understanding of idols can reflect the spiritual life and personality development of contemporary middle school students from one side, which is very necessary for understanding their age characteristics and physical and mental conditions. Idolatry is extremely common. Idolatry, as a cultural feedback phenomenon of teenagers, is widespread among middle school students. The main reason why middle school students worship idols so enthusiastically is that idol worship plays an important role in this special age stage of middle school students: First, the need for self-confirmation. Adolescent middle school students need to determine their self-awareness and form their own roles. At this stage, they are prone to identity crisis and confusion, that is, they can't correctly understand themselves, their responsibilities and their roles, which is the "identity crisis" put forward in Eriksson's theory. Teenagers in the "idol worship period" urgently need to establish new idols worthy of worship and pose themselves in the barren inner world to meet the needs of self-confirmation. In the interview, many middle school students said "I want to be like an idol", "I know what I should do by contacting idols" and "idols can guide me in the direction". Second, the role of psychological compensation. As we all know, children have a strong sense of dependence on their parents, but with the growth of age and physical and psychological maturity, especially in the middle school stage, teenagers gradually get rid of this "psychological weaning period". They have been living in the shadow of their parents, hoping to gradually become self-reliant and demanding to get rid of the bondage of adults, thus creating a natural sense of alienation from their parents. In this process, middle school students often have "emotional disconnection", resulting in a sense of helplessness, which makes them eager to find their parents' "substitutes" in others and seek a feeling of being far away from their parents to make up for the emotional vacuum caused by separation from their parents. As one interviewee said: "Idol can give me emotional support, I can laugh at him (her), cry for him (her), and reveal my little secret to him (her) ..." Third, the carrier of spiritual sustenance. Middle school students yearn for a colorful life, but the pressure of study and life makes them overwhelmed: the monotonous sonata of studying, studying and studying all day makes the rich life particularly boring; The discipline of parents and teachers and the tense relationship between classmates cast a heavy gray on their beautiful life ... Under the psychological burden of overload, teenagers seek to vent, get rid of and release, and idols become their spiritual pillars. Having idols makes them feel spiritual sustenance. Collect information about idols and participate in idol activities, so that they can experience a little relaxation and fun outside the stressful life. Wishes that cannot be realized in reality can be psychologically satisfied and supported in the process of feeling the characteristics of idols. Idol is the sustenance of my life, and collecting information about him is my only pleasure every day ... Listening to his songs after school every day relaxes my nerves. Teenagers in the transition period of life have rapid physical and mental development, difficult adaptation and emotional imbalance. At this time, it is helpful for maturity and development to have a good example as the object of recognition or imitation. Every generation has its own idol. In the 1970s, the idols in students' minds might be revolutionary martyrs such as Dong Cunrui and Huang Jiguang. In the early 1980s, the idols in students' minds might be giants of science and technology like Einstein and Edison. When they regard a person as an idol, they turn worship into endless spiritual motivation, set clear life and study goals for themselves, and work harder in study and life. So it was a success. Everyone can have someone to worship. It is important that people who are of great help to their self-cultivation can be worshipped. Some people appreciate Li Bai's confidence in being "naturally useful"; Some people worship Haizi's beauty of "facing the sea and blooming in spring". Wise people see wisdom, benevolent people see benevolence, and wise people see wisdom. Such worship helps us to improve our self-cultivation, learn knowledge from it and reach the realm of life. Disadvantages of idolatry: idolatry also has a negative impact on the growth of teenagers. If you worship idols excessively or blindly, it will not only make teenagers too idealistic, escape from reality or blindly follow the trend, and lose their self-growth, but also make teenagers have serious cognitive dissonance, so that ideals and reality cannot be combined with each other, resulting in overestimation. Shepherd sisters who used to be "stars", Lei Feng, etc. It's too far for most middle school students. Television, radio, newspapers and other news media almost all have columns to report entertainment news, and the songs from the loudspeakers in the streets are all red stars. The colorful lives of the stars on the screen are tempting young hearts-as long as they can be red, they don't have to study or suffer! You can travel around, play around, be worshipped by fans, get something for nothing ... what can we say? The publicity of entertainment companies and the hype of the media ... make countless teenage middle school students not know or ignore the sweat behind success, and only see the aura of showing off on the stage. Not everyone is suitable to be a star, but we didn't know how the stars of entertainment companies were packaged before. Now we all know that there is a "talent scout", and TV stations often hold so-and-so trials to make middle school students boil and feel that the road to becoming a star is not too difficult. In contrast, boring learning is repeated every day. I wonder if I can squeeze into the "single-plank bridge" and enter the university. Examination-oriented education should have the dual pressure of parents and teachers, which is more attractive. Idolatry can be to learn from his spirit and set an example. In fact, how many middle school students take the star's personality charm and struggle spirit as the learning object? On the contrary, idolize, a middle school student, often shows as follows: more emotional elements, less rational elements, more external imitations, less attention to internal ones, following the trend, pretending to be cool, chasing fashion and worshiping fashion. This is the main manifestation of their pursuit. But don't forget, what attracts you should not be your appearance, but your heart. I have to admit that even literary and sports stars are excellent, and they are examples for us to learn, but there are also many decadent ones. Some teenagers take their parents' hard-earned money just to watch a star concert. Many teenagers neglect their studies for stars, and some even commit suicide for stars. To be sure, many people can clearly tell a star's birthday, favorite color and favorite food, but they don't even know their parents' birthdays and preferences. Can't help but make people sad. Blind worship of the star of Ming Province will not only affect students' learning of cultural knowledge and innovative skills, but also cause students to be too ambitious and lazy to do things. Many "groupies" often only see the shining side of the star, but ignore the sweat and efforts behind his success. In fact, it is not a bad thing to like stars and worship idols. The most important thing is to know how to worship is the most correct. The idol worshipped by middle school students should be a person with sound personality, optimism and a sense of responsibility, which will help teenagers form a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values and can play a correct guiding role. Life is a process of constant imitation, learning and innovation. Middle school students are immature, plastic and easily influenced by external factors during their growth. Facing the complicated and changeable modern society with fierce competition, we need self-motivation to grow up healthily. Faced with the temptation of various phenomena, as long as middle school students keep a healthy attitude and master the correct methods, they will not fall into "idol worship" and cannot extricate themselves. Idols have both good and bad sides. Middle school students should correctly evaluate idols and not blindly follow them, which will actually benefit a lot. We know that we should be moderate in liking a star and not squander our parents' hard-earned money. No matter how good a star is, it is not as good as his parents'. In the process of research, we have broadened our horizons, learned more knowledge and increased our knowledge. I understand more clearly that we can't bow our heads in the face of difficulties, and only by bravely and persistently walking over can we achieve successful results.