ce can be explained based on the
             assumption that humans by nature have instinctive violent or destructive
             urges (Kornblum, 2003). He describes frustration-aggression theory and
             control theory which both relate to human's innate ability for impulsive
             behavior and violence, as described above (Kornblum, 2003). Many
             sociologists examining human behavior agree that violence is in fact a
             "learned behavior", and violent actions are "most likely to occur in a
             culture or subculture in which violence is accepted" (Kornblum, 2003).
             This idea supports the premise that violent behavior can in fact be
             learned, and is often the product of imitation (Kornblum, 2003). This
             violence may lead people to turn to criminal activity and behavior as they
             act out on aggressive and destructive urges that are supported by media
             Based on the above assumption, one must assume that violence is the product
             of human's imitating violent behavior they observe in their environment.
             Criminal activity and behavior is the likely end result in many cases of
             such violence. Adding violent influences to the television, in a society
             that culturally is visually run and stimulated, perpetuates the idea that
             violence is accepted and normal. Practically every home in the United
             States in modern times has a television, many have two or more.
             Culturally, children growing up in today's society have become accustomed
             to accepting what comes across on the television as real or normal. In
             such an environment, the impacts of day in and day out viewing of violent
             The effects of "media" on human behavior have been closely examined for
             centuries. Even the earliest of philosophers such as Freud hypothesized
             that human behavior is a product of external influences. Approximately 50
             years ago, before television became a mainstay in modern households, a
             researcher by the name of Hovland analyzed the potential implications of
             the science...