What term describes repeated exposure to violence making it seem normal?

• A. Parody
• B. Normalization
• C. Desensitization
• D. Moral Panic

Answer: (B)

Normalization is about the way repeated exposure to violence makes it feel ordinary in everyday life. When violence shows up constantly in media and real events, it becomes part of the expected landscape rather than something shocking, so people start to accept it as normal. This idea highlights a shift in perception because the behavior is treated as commonplace, not as something alarming.

Desensitization is related but different: it refers to diminished emotional reactions to violence over time, not necessarily the belief that violence is normal. Parody uses humor or imitation to poke fun at violence, not to normalize it. Moral panic involves an exaggerated public fear about a threat, not a shift in what seems ordinary.