Social Science - 20 July 2006

I've been wondering if the internet aids or impedes the feeling of being alone inside us. Just looking for opinions. Not really a question that can ultimately be answered, right?

2006-07-20 10:58:24 · 12 answers · asked by Joan McBitch 3 in Psychology

...or perhaps it is not a result of paranoia. Would you please share your experiences?

2006-07-20 10:47:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-07-20 10:41:47 · 36 answers · asked by Daniel S 1 in Gender Studies

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_chart

If you were to take 1000 White Americans and determine (assuming you had the necessary genealogical data) the exact degree of cousinship between each of them and all 999 of the others, you'd have a list of cousinship with N=499500 data.

You could find the average degree of cousinship by dividing adding up the degrees and dividing by N. You could find the average generational removal in a similar way.

You could repeat the process for 1000 Black US residents.

You could repeat the process for a racially mixed group of 500 Whites & 500 Blacks. (Again, assume that God will make the Heavenly Genealogical Records available to the statistician, so he can acquire the necessary data.)

I predict that prima facie evidence of race would become apparent based on the difference between the same-race and mixed-race averages of cousinship degree and of generational removal.

Any educated guesses? Any related scientific studies?

2006-07-20 10:29:59 · 3 answers · asked by David S 5 in Anthropology

either your sex-partner aint available at the moment either u dont got sex partner!

2006-07-20 10:22:49 · 11 answers · asked by xx_dragonz_xx 3 in Other - Social Science

Some presumed kid asked "What is the difference between PREHISTORY and HISTORY."

I told them the answer, and suggested that they learn to use a dictionary, thesarus, and encyclopedia. I quoted THE DICTIONARY DIRECTLY to display its effectiveness.

Then, I went on to describe the birth of writing, division of labor, currency, agriculture, and civilization. I continued on a tirade of WHERE the three first civilizations originated and about when and WHY they chose those locations.

What do you think of this approach? If they don't want to read it they do not have to. I think people will LIKE this approach to education, homework, and Yahoo Questions.

Personally, I like the resourcefulness of using the Internet to get homework done, and those kids ARE LEARNING the required information. I don't see a REAL PROBLEM, but it is fun to go on a long tirade which only requires a SHORT ANSWER.

"And, thank you for teaching the rest of my history class in the process."

2006-07-20 10:13:31 · 12 answers · asked by Sparky 2 in Other - Social Science

yesterday I was John Lennon and today I'm Mick Jagger. Only because of the CD's I've happened to be listening to. Who would you love to be, if only for one day?

2006-07-20 10:07:04 · 24 answers · asked by brian h 3 in Psychology

2006-07-20 10:04:57 · 12 answers · asked by Beautiful chick 2 in Sociology

women's studies pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

An academic curriculum focusing on the roles and contributions of women in fields such as literature, history, and the social sciences.

I think they ought to have a 'Men's Studies' section also.

The questions asked at this section crack me up. What on earth does Paris Hilton have to do with Women's Studies? :-)

2006-07-20 10:04:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2006-07-20 10:03:46 · 9 answers · asked by Shaun 3 in Other - Social Science

2006-07-20 09:54:06 · 20 answers · asked by B- Jonez 1 in Gender Studies

1.Against what others think is right?

2.Are you proud of what you believe and don't care whether others accept you or not?

3.Or do you subscribe to mindless and/or mindful conformity?

4.Do you strive to be like others just to be accepted?

5.Do you allow yourself to be shaped by others?

6.Do you believe in your beliefs and discard others?

7.Or are you somewhere in the middle of all this?

2006-07-20 09:53:28 · 6 answers · asked by alibababbb 2 in Other - Social Science

2006-07-20 09:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by fem 1 in Anthropology

2006-07-20 09:46:29 · 3 answers · asked by annie 2 in Sociology

2006-07-20 09:45:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I'm NOT talking ethnicity here. I'm talking... Do you think in black and white with no real gray area? I tend to think of everything as IT IS or IT ISN'T with no real in between. I'm beginning to realize that this isn't real effective a real effective way to live life :). How can I become comfortable living in the gray area?

2006-07-20 09:33:28 · 18 answers · asked by girlysledgirl 3 in Psychology

2006-07-20 09:33:06 · 17 answers · asked by fem 1 in Anthropology

...would it make the tradition of eletrocuting prisoners seem less obscene to the rest of the developed World.
After all, seems to work for the rest of the food chain.

2006-07-20 09:30:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Lucid dreams or lucid hallucinations?

2006-07-20 09:24:16 · 10 answers · asked by Just Ask 2 in Psychology

Even if it is for the best for them? I know it isn't my life and it's none of my business but i can't help seeing them unhappy. My parents have been married for about 30 years...my mom is unhappy and my father is just a couch potato. I love them both to death and i don't want them to divorce. They don't bother to fix the problem,so i want to. Is it wrong?

2006-07-20 09:20:28 · 16 answers · asked by Jasmine 3 in Psychology

1) Does your mind ever wander, and if it does, does it ever get lost?

2) Is that where the idea of losing one's mind comes from?

3) Is it posible for the government to track lost minds with a special type of GPS unit?

2006-07-20 09:17:43 · 10 answers · asked by Just Ask 2 in Psychology

My parents hate me always wearing black, because they think people will think I'm a Satanist. I dont care what other people think, but they do, and they wont leave me alone about it. What should I do, and stop wearing black is not an option, its me!

2006-07-20 09:13:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I used to think that going over my past was the way to clear things up. But all that happened was depression...of my energy and my spirit.

I wrote about this movement away from the past and into the Present this morning on my 360 blog. http://360.yahoo.com/profile-7edac9olerWK7FXI5yivjfM-

Check it out if your a fellow surfer of consciousness and/or on the path to developmental, psychological, physical and spiritual enlightenment. ;-) (I want the whole shebang :-))

Blessings

2006-07-20 09:12:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Don't get me wrong, most parts will suck. There are a lot of downsides, but think, everything will be new to you. You will no longer be jaded.

2006-07-20 09:11:52 · 14 answers · asked by alibababbb 2 in Psychology

2006-07-20 09:02:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-07-20 09:00:34 · 14 answers · asked by hknokt 1 in Psychology

I understand the signifigance of the blue, red, and green dots above a person's head, but the yellow dots are new. What's going on?

2006-07-20 08:51:15 · 7 answers · asked by lighthouse 4 in Psychology

2006-07-20 08:50:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-07-20 08:48:27 · 20 answers · asked by alibababbb 2 in Sociology

...anyone else done this course.? Opinions? Any good psychologists out there willing to help?

2006-07-20 08:47:32 · 8 answers · asked by Patchouli Pammy 7 in Psychology