Mean World Syndrome
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Mean World Syndrome is a phenomenon where the violence-related content of mass media convinces viewers that the world is more dangerous than it actually is, and prompts a desire for more protection than is warranted by any actual threat.
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See also
- FUD factor: Fear, uncertainty and doubt
- Appeal to fear
- For the children (politics)
- The terrorists have won
- Cultivation theory
- Missing white woman syndrome
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