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Identity and Behavior of Fans Who Love with Hate
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Abstract
Some fans in China follow stars those they love while they sometimes abuse and insult them. In terms of the reasons for their attitude and behavior, attention should be paid to the contradiction between ideal and reality, the contradiction between attachment and autonomy. The materialization of stars and the uncertainty of identity and relationship also resulting in their contrary behavior. The measures taken by them when they try to rebuild their identity can be categorized into four kinds of performance strategies. These fans are a small typical part of fans in China, but their perception to the difference of social and gender status provides a glimpse at the social emotion.
Keywords
fans who love with hate, fan culture, identity, performance strategy
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Zhou,Q. (2024). Identity and Behavior of Fans Who Love with Hate. Advances in Social Behavior Research,12,41-48.
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