Social Science - 16 July 2006

Why are people so afraid to use the word mexican?
All I hear/see now are "hispanic" or "latino" but never mexican. Sometimes I'll even see mexicans being referred to, incorrectly, as spanish. It's like both people are afraid of using it and mexicans don't like to call themselves that.
What gives?

2006-07-16 20:19:52 · 21 answers · asked by ultcomics 1 in Other - Social Science

2006-07-16 20:11:13 · 10 answers · asked by Electric 7 in Psychology

2006-07-16 20:07:49 · 14 answers · asked by Electric 7 in Other - Social Science

2006-07-16 20:05:54 · 9 answers · asked by r 1 in Gender Studies

phsycic reader wanted immediatelly

2006-07-16 20:05:31 · 5 answers · asked by c_saratha 1 in Psychology

i had a dream were my boss falls and has a heartattack and i help him by giving him cpr.

2006-07-16 20:04:52 · 9 answers · asked by latindawn 1 in Psychology

I am 21 year boy, But I want to know how girls get fun through having sex wth girls

2006-07-16 20:03:46 · 15 answers · asked by chama 1 in Gender Studies

Suicide bombers (whether it be japanese, american, or an islmist extremist) they are willing to take there own life for what they believe in. The fact that they take innocent lives at the same time doesnt make them any less of a coward. It just shows a lack of moral judgment, however labeling them as cowards is the wrong label.

2006-07-16 20:02:52 · 16 answers · asked by ↓ImWithStupid ░░▒▒▓▓ 4 in Sociology

i am gifted by god and i have Autism. my brain is sadly out of wack sometimes.
is it wrong to use ones gift to sustain ones health metally and physcially even tho by doing so it is oputting unatural stress on ones mind,
this stress would be in fact the factor to stableize my mind by neural stimulation

2006-07-16 19:57:48 · 2 answers · asked by Jhason M 2 in Other - Social Science

I saw the movie Paradise Now where two Palastinian men decide to blow themselves up in Israel. One goes through with it while the other pulls out at the last minute.

2006-07-16 19:51:12 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Limits: serious answers (no "it makes her trashy"); please don't preach from a religious standpoint (i.e. God says it's wrong). Please provide logical reasoning for your answers.

Exceptions: if the woman is not spreading disease or giving birth to children that she cannot afford/support/treat well/etc., then what are the negative effects?

2006-07-16 19:44:03 · 15 answers · asked by Magdalene 3 in Sociology

2006-07-16 19:43:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

He's way young (he's a child) but I still suspect that he might have autism. So far, he has developed everything far late from what is considered "normal." I'm not prejudiced when it comes to child growth. I think that all children grow up at different times and develop differently. But this is beginning to concern me.

So far, he's developed his motor skills really late, as well as: potty training (he's still undergoing that...), emotional stability (colicky-ness), "sharing" and interacting with others his own age (he punches, slaps, and hits little children and yells at them), as well as a whole host of other things.

I've been reading up on autism and he's showing all or most of the signs. You can talk and talk to him but he won't listen and he always does quirky things, like running into a room flailing his arms while yelling... and exiting the room in the same fashion. My parents laugh at this, but I'm getting worried. I think he'll suffer later on in life.

Please help. :-(

2006-07-16 19:33:12 · 9 answers · asked by masterdeath01 4 in Psychology

2006-07-16 19:26:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Anthropology

2006-07-16 19:21:51 · 16 answers · asked by look 1 in Sociology

What does it mean when people say "LOLZ OMFG!!!!11!!ON3!!11" I know what LOLZ and OMFG mean, but what's with the other stuff?

2006-07-16 19:19:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2006-07-16 19:16:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-07-16 19:13:30 · 4 answers · asked by Researcher 1 in Psychology

In recent years, ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) as a treatment for severe depression is being used by a growing number of Psychiatrists. The modern technique includes the use of very low AC voltages applied to one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral) of the skull. The patient is anesthesized and feels nothing. ECT in no way resembles the barbaric "shock treatments" portrayed in the movies (e.g. "Fear Strikes Out", the Jimmy Piersall story). However, it is nonethless controversial. There are claims that it causes permanent brain damage and memory loss. The AMA and APA claim that the procedure is safe and effective in treating depression. What do you think?

2006-07-16 18:56:33 · 6 answers · asked by almintaka 4 in Psychology

Some psychiatrists (and occasionally general practitioners) treat their behavioural health patients with medications only. Others provide counseling only, or refer their patients to a psychologist for counseling. Still others combine the two types of therapy. Which approach of the three, if any, do you think is the best?

2006-07-16 18:47:01 · 9 answers · asked by almintaka 4 in Psychology

2006-07-16 18:43:56 · 15 answers · asked by Am 4 in Psychology

I know that I would go for a refund, immediately! Why gamble with your very life!!

2006-07-16 18:25:19 · 24 answers · asked by keepitsafe2think 2 in Other - Social Science

People are so paranoid and cry "RACIST" any chance they get. It's like red scare McCarthyism of the 50's or the Salem Witch Trials. People have forgotten what "racist" really means. Racism is hatred for a race or the belief that a race is genetically inferior. But the majority of accusations of racism these days do not fit that definition at all. And a person of any color can be racist.

2006-07-16 18:22:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

2006-07-16 18:15:18 · 18 answers · asked by Deep Thought 5 in Psychology

2006-07-16 18:08:27 · 12 answers · asked by annaxoxoxo55 2 in Gender Studies

Having only pain, but no actual physical ailment?
or
Having a terrible disease, and not feeling any pain?

2006-07-16 18:01:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I had a dream back when I was in middle school, this is what it was about:

It seemed as if I was in FL (I lived in FL at the time), it also seemed like I was older and in the future. I was on a sandy beach, but the strange thing was there was I could see water on both sides of the beach. It was as if I was standing on a strip of land. Water on both sides about less then a 1 / 4 of a mile on each side. There was others there, on lawn chairs looking at the water. I was there for something, I knew I was there for something. Then the strangest thing happened! Big huge waves came on both sides of the land at once, I wasn’t scared though. Instead I put my arms out beside me parallel to my main body, and opened up my hands. I had my head down, but I was standing up. It was like I was stopping the two waves in their tracks! I looked up and saw the two waves freeze into ice, and the waves stopped in their tracks, while people where just staring at the waves on both sides freezing. I told everyone to run to the main land which was far away actually (It seemed like that in my dream). The other strange thing was it was still warm in the air, not hot, but not cold, so how in the world was the waves frozen?! I put my hands down and the waves stayed frozen and I proceeded to leave to the main land. Then I woke up.

So what’s this dream all about?

2006-07-16 17:47:11 · 11 answers · asked by Am 4 in Psychology

2006-07-16 17:45:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I hear alot of ppl say it but dont know what it means.

2006-07-16 17:43:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

Why are these Avatar's racially limited?
I'm a quarter black and white and this stupid avatar doesn't look anything like me because there's no hairstyles to chose.

2006-07-16 17:33:05 · 15 answers · asked by Mr. Basketnutz! 2 in Sociology