The Belongingness Theory

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Firstly, these love and adoration that fans give to the celebrities can help build groups because of the common likeness of the celebrities. This theory is called the belongingness theory and is something that is rooted into to people because “it holds that humans who formed groups in ancient times increased their chances of survival and reproduction”(Halpern) and developed into the crave of the social acceptance. Halpern talks about how the mechanism of the belongingness theory makes us stressed when were alone and joyful when in group and these group of people who likes the same idol creates things like fanclubs or events to share the love for their celebrity. The creation and the unification of these group are important because “Americans

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