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When Celebrities Die

Thursday, July 5, 2012
When singer Whitney Houston died, expressions of grief and solidarity surfaced quickly on Facebook and Twitter. Similar results occurred with the deaths of Michael Jackson and television host Dick Clark, among others. Why are people so upset about a person they've never met?

Psychologist Richard Harris says that many people develop...
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Celebrity Worship?Good or Bad?

Tuesday, March 2, 2004

We're all star-struck around Academy Awards time, but according to one interpretation of a recent psychological study, young people who worship celebrities may have psychological problems, and be lonely, insecure or lacking in social skills. Another interpretation says celebrity worship is an important part of growing up, and that these...

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