Behaving Accordingly

Knowledge of behaving the right way is not included in our DNA but is instead learned from the time of birth. The key to knowing how to behave in certain situations is through observation. Think about it, when you were last in a situation where you were new and didn't know what to do, you observed other people and learned from them. 

This use of observation is why the media has such a huge effect on the behavior of people, particularly the youth. We should learn eventually what is right and wrong, and what is acceptable behavior. This helps screen our actions from what we see on TV. However, repetitive viewing of behavior may lead to acting out that part. Younger people are more susceptible to this because they do not know any better. I think the media does play a big role in our perceptions but they do not control our relationships and rewrite our cultural scripts. That is up to us, based on the afore mentioned observation. The media might only influence us a bit.