Social Science - 14 October 2006

My friend says that guys sub-consciously like women with bigger hips and whom happen to be pear shaped because they are more likely to concieve a baby. What do you think?

2006-10-14 20:10:43 · 10 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3 in Sociology

"WHY?" Everything was why, to this day I still ask why all the time,,, it just makes me feel good to know why, is this a woman thing or do men do this too?

2006-10-14 19:49:29 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Always 2 in Psychology

If your baby was switched at the hospital at what point would would you keep the baby you raised even it wasn't your biological child? If you found out at 1 year 3 years 5 years. At what point does the emotional bond outway the biological ties?

2006-10-14 19:46:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

[thinking hard on the reasoning is not conceding to the reasoner] wherever there is pay for no work, there is work for no pay? injustice grows endlessly? injustice produces anger violence war crime social breakdown unfraternity danger unsafety? justice [no pay for no work] is absolutely indispensable to society happiness democracy safety peace pleasure? justice is EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO US? worth extremely careful thinking about? if ppl think it all around, from all sides, angles, will they see that supporting inheritance instead of equal distribution of estates among all citzens is bequeathing misery to their family, friends and nation, by cause of letting in injustice, which grows endlessly, generating violence [war & crime]? why did the founding fathers outlaw entail, primogeniture? because they knew those things had caused injustice tyranny inequality, which destroyed liberty fraternity [=friendliness] in europe - money is power - unjust wealth/poverty is tyranny/slavery

2006-10-14 19:38:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

All movies describe aspects of human life. Yet most can be viewed as an exaggeration of human life. Or are they? Do movies always exaggerate from reality? Are there people out there that truly lived what we see depicted in movies?

2006-10-14 19:29:34 · 4 answers · asked by jimbomediterraneo 2 in Sociology

2006-10-14 19:12:27 · 12 answers · asked by crystle_87 2 in Psychology

I had a dream where i got famous in my school in a diary cow show compitition or something and my friend bought me a car with lots of stuff in it and everyone in the dream looked the same.

2006-10-14 19:04:56 · 19 answers · asked by Trevor159 I 2 in Psychology

Not exactly allowed in exams... what do i do?

2006-10-14 19:01:03 · 6 answers · asked by chocolateknight69 3 in Psychology

2006-10-14 18:59:24 · 3 answers · asked by leo_lover05 1 in Other - Social Science

justice = equal pay for equal work, ie, constant ratio of pay to work - eg: inheritance, lottery wins are clearly pay for no work - wd society be more just, peaceful, happier, etc if estates were distributed equally among all citizens [with descendents' option to buy items of sentimental value]? - profits from scarcity [eg, new technlgy, low supply high demand]: clearly money for no work - payment for ideas, benefit to society: after full payment for work put into developing idea, bringing product to market, pay for idea & benefit is clearly pay for no work - profits in excess of full fairpay for workinput of owners: by definition: pay for no work - leaving all these injustices [& the many other legal injustices] in the system, & putting a cap on fortunes at the most a person can earn in a lifetime by their own work, & spreading the overfortunes regularly among all, will ensure practical approxn to justice - bringing much happiness [peace safety savings democracy liberty law order etc]

2006-10-14 18:58:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

I would like to know.

2006-10-14 18:56:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

Does anyone ever really grasps this?

"From the moment we are born, we begin to die"
(Everyone's time is already counting down)

Why do people waste it?

What should we be doing?

Even if we live to be 100 years old -
this just a nanosecond in the life of mankind.

2006-10-14 18:44:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-10-14 18:33:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday,

2006-10-14 18:30:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

How do you force yourself to wake up in the morning if you technically don't have to wake up early, but want/need to because you are desperately trying to change your sleeping habits.

2006-10-14 18:28:08 · 11 answers · asked by ♥T♥ 1 in Psychology

I’m working on a book, and I want some historical accuracy. ;) So, if anyone could tell me what a penny (and maybe a dollar) could buy in America during the years 1900-1910, I’d appreciate it. Also, how much would those items cost today? Thank you!

2006-10-14 18:25:29 · 5 answers · asked by yourdoctorcandid 1 in Economics

can investment in justice pay FAR FAR FAR HIGHER DIVIDENDS than anything else? is justice an ENORMOUSLY UNDERVALUED STOCK? is our simplistic rule of thumb, money=happiness, letting us down VERY VERY BADLY? can justice deliver ENORMOUS INCREASE OF HAPPINESS? is there ENORMOUS ROOM FOR GROWTH here?

we all know the chestnut 'the rich get richer' etc - we know this means: the rich get more & more dollars per unit of work - we know that justice is equal pay for equal work - we know more & more unequal pay for equal work is injustice - we know injustice in pay is theft, is injury, produces anger, produces violence, violence is hugely expensive, in many ways - we know pay ranges extremely widely: actually, from $1 to $1 billion/fortnight's work - from a lifetime's work to less than a second's work/$1000 - the fruits of justice are: survival of the state, peace, happiness, liberty, friendliness - everything good - can we get HUGE HAPPINESS/DOLLAR RETURNS from buying into justice?

2006-10-14 18:23:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Is it someone or something?

2006-10-14 18:21:38 · 14 answers · asked by ♥Always 2 in Sociology

Truthfully-how you really are-not how you think you should be.

2006-10-14 18:20:55 · 16 answers · asked by nunya 3 in Psychology

tell what is your favorite color? and why you like it ? when did you first see your favorite color before it became your favorite color?

2006-10-14 18:15:21 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Psychology

2006-10-14 18:00:08 · 6 answers · asked by nunya 3 in Other - Social Science

2006-10-14 17:57:02 · 20 answers · asked by Why_so_serious? 5 in Psychology

I have heard from many experts over the years that ADHD is not real, but that there are kids out there that are just more energetic, and just need more physical outlets. I sometimes wonder if those pundits have ever known an ADHD child.

My cousin was diagnosed as ADHD. At the age of 3, he could not sit still for more than 5 minutes at a time. He could not follow orders. He was up every day at daybreak. All through his teens he was this way.
He has an older brother that is totally normal... very calm and curteous. Both boys grew up in a very disciplined environment, and were involved in tons of outdoor things such as hockey, hunting, and ATV stuff. They did not have a TV, so they spent all their spare time playing.
The point is, this kid was an absolute firewire. Even when he came to visit, he was getting into everything. I have no doubt in my mind that he suffered from something other than just boredom. And yet, 'experts' would say he was not being paid enough attention.

2006-10-14 17:48:57 · 21 answers · asked by envision_man 2 in Psychology

2006-10-14 17:47:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I am 33 years old, and I have noticed a very strong trend. As I get older, more and more of my peers are turning more and more conservative. When I was in college, a majority of my classmates and friends were rather liberal and free-spirited (hey... protest downtown at noon!). Once I graduated, I noticed that people I worked with (even my own age) were less prone to liberal ideas, especially regarding social issues.
Now that I am 33, and have 3 kids, I am finding that most of my friends and peers are much more conservative... even a few that were rather liberal during college. My own views certainly reflect my lifestyle, as well as the challenges I face in life, which have certainly changed in the last decade.

Additionally, I have a couple friends that are now in their mid-30's, and still rather Liberal... however, the way they express themselves now seems tame compared to their actions in 1995.

Am I unique in noticing this? Or is this pretty standard across the country?

2006-10-14 17:33:53 · 8 answers · asked by envision_man 2 in Other - Social Science

2006-10-14 17:31:25 · 8 answers · asked by BOB the horrible. 2 in Sociology

2006-10-14 17:22:08 · 4 answers · asked by youthebest 2 in Economics

A disturbance in affective and cognitive function that overlaps diagnostic entities but is common is psychosomatic disorders, addictive disorders, and post traumatic stress disorder. The chief manifestations are difficulty in describing or recognizing one’s own emotions, a limited fantasy life, and general constriction in the affective life.

2006-10-14 17:21:02 · 5 answers · asked by Iconoclast 2 in Psychology

I chose the topic "Singlehood" for human development class. This research paper must be 10-paged in length and in APA style.

So far, I haven't made a very clear main idea of what I'll be writing about.

A friend suggested me to write about-- the common reasons associated with the singlehood of both women and men reaching/and after the age of 30? Can this be added?-->Do women and men have similar reasons for being single? How do they differ?

Or do you think it's a good idea to include what women and men think or feel about their singleness?

Your help is appreciated.

2006-10-14 17:17:11 · 6 answers · asked by nid2bhapi 2 in Psychology

what if someone puts ten yrs work into an idea and the idea benefits billions? - shd the pay be related to the work or the benefit? - the developers of the tetrapak are richer than the queen: can we afford to pay ppl in proportion to the benefit? - or shd we compensate the sacrifice [the work, the time, the energy]? is the person solely responsible for the idea? or is an idea built on a cultural level?
and isnt the idea a gift of nature/muse/pegasus/mind?

letting the market decide is just laziness, madness, because we know the market is not fair [eg, the market paying for scarcity, which is not a sacrifice by the person - eg, bill gates raking billions just because of the scarcity built in to new technology - hgh dmnd, lw spply]

apart from the hrs of work, thought, development, etc, the idea is free to the person who has it - why do we pay for a freebie of nature?

the market does not pay in proportion to the benefit, but we justify high pay by the market reward

2006-10-14 16:54:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics