To obtain a basis for their research on cultivation, Gerbner and his colleagues registered the violent content in TV fiction yearly since 1967 (Gerber, p.217). Cultural Indicators use the survey method to identify the Mean World Syndrome. Gerbner systematically tracked media violence and measured its impact on the perceptions and attitudes of viewers (Morris & Earp, 2010). The results that came from these surveys showed that those who were categorized as heavy viewers had a greater sense of insecurity. Viewers who watched television seem to think of it as their reality. They perceive the workings of television as to what can possibly happen in real life. These viewers had an increase in fear because they thought that the crimes they saw on
