Common World Syndrome
Common world syndrome ( English Mean World Syndrome ) describes a theory from the field of cultivation hypothesis in psychology and goes back to the media psychologist George Gerbner , who dealt with the question for more than 20 years and introduced this expression in a work in 1990.
The mean world syndrome describes a particular human response to the long-term and daily use of violence presentations in television . According to this, those affected would come to the assessment that the world around them and other people were threatening to them, and violence and danger would increasingly be seen as everyday and normal. In addition, general fears and depression can develop in some of those affected . The normal environment with an increased distrust considered Much Rather ( English heavy viewer ) seen in this context propagated in a victim role .