Social Science - 8 December 2006

...of the "socially challenged"? In other words, what purpose does it really serve to acknowledge those individuals (we all know who they are) whose only excitement in life seems to come from thrusting their racist and socially unacceptable beliefs and opinions into this forum. If it is literally an effort in futility to try to reason with the unreasonable or make sense of the unsensible, why do so many of "us" continue to try? How will this question be interpreted and by whom will it be answered... The rational and intelligent, or the "socially challenged"? Who will place themselves in the wrong category? Let's have some fun. Thanks...

2006-12-08 16:00:27 · 8 answers · asked by Adam in Vegas 2 in Psychology

is criticism a good motivator for change? why do you think so?

2006-12-08 15:56:57 · 24 answers · asked by kewtber 3 in Psychology

2006-12-08 15:55:50 · 3 answers · asked by Smart Prince 2 in Economics

I thought it was illegal to give somebody a lower pay because of their sex. Is this actually happening, and wouldn't an employer pay somebody as little as possible (male or female) for obvious economic reasons?

2006-12-08 15:41:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

she doesnt have poor self esteem...she has no self esteem. no matter what i say or do she thinks she is the lowest being on earth. ive told her how great of a person she is and how beautiful she is on a regular basis, trying to help her out, but it actually seems that its had a negative effect. she starts actually getting defensive, and tells me to stop lying and such when i tell her those things. she thinks im just being nice to her, but in reality i am a brutally honest person. i give her personal space, so i dont know every little detail about everything in her life. ive told her multiple times she can tell me anything about any problem, but she still thinks im just trying to spare her feelings. how can i help her build up her self esteem?

2006-12-08 15:38:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

This really stinks. I lost my 2 best friends over a stupid fight. it's simple (well not really lol) i told them i felt left out when i hung out with them like it seemed they would exclude me > they got mad at me > we "resolved" it > they started doing it again > i talked to them bout it > they got mad and said that i "shouldnt give them that crap again" > we "resolved" it > i ignored them one day cuz i was fed up with their dumb ways and getting mad just cuz i told them how i felt > they said that ignoring them was soo "rude" but i just didnt wanna explode with anger on them > they decided to take a "break" from me and decide if they were mad or not > I sent them a 500 word apology email that was really deep > (continued at bottom)

2006-12-08 15:31:52 · 18 answers · asked by Steph 4 in Sociology

I know several people, including myself, that have been left stranded when things have gone awry. One friend of mine got cancer at 22, leaving her out of work (although insured) for about 6 months. Although a couple thousand was payed by insurance, she now owes around $27,000 for all the medication and time spent in the hospital, as well as the removal surgery. Why is it that when we need help the most, our security blankets fail us and we're left to fend for ourselves? Why do we spend thousands a year on taxes and insurance just to be left in the cold when we need help? Finally, why does the vast majority of Americans do the "dirty work" while the rest reap the benefits? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm tired of fighting for the scraps.

2006-12-08 15:31:13 · 8 answers · asked by thpsguy 3 in Psychology

Minutes, hours, days, weeks, years, decades?

2006-12-08 15:26:23 · 21 answers · asked by explicit_intents 4 in Psychology

If a guy gets struck with lightning twice, has brain surgery, a bad seizuere, brain surgery, and is still liveing, does he have good luck or bad luck? reasons- this is true

2006-12-08 15:22:45 · 13 answers · asked by e 3 in Other - Social Science

I know it is a fetish, but why not go to a thrift store to buy them instead of spend $20 for one pair of used socks on eBay?

2006-12-08 15:17:53 · 7 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Psychology

2006-12-08 15:15:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2006-12-08 15:13:29 · 3 answers · asked by nagpal_gucci 1 in Economics

2006-12-08 15:11:33 · 14 answers · asked by Professor Sheed 6 in Psychology

if I could just be someone else for a week.... it would be such a relief...anyone feels like it? Like you can't run away from yourself... and it's killing you...

2006-12-08 14:58:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

The old are too jaded to see...

2006-12-08 14:52:00 · 12 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Psychology

2006-12-08 14:47:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

I know I'm EMO because I listen to EMO music and I am depressed almost all the time. I dont dress much like an EMO though. I love black shirts or whatever... I love black (they say it's a characteristic of a goth.. whatever). I also used to cut myself but now I dont anymore--only once in a blue moon. I also hide my feelings and as much as possible, I wont talk about my feelings. I help my friends with their problems and give them advices but they dont hear me open up a conversation about my problems.

I can relate to My Chemical Romance's songs.

I DONT CRY... (except in those very few times that I can't take it anymore) it makes me feel weak when I cry...

I want to change.. I want to be the person I once was before that incident that made me EMO.. I want to laugh, smile, and be happy again. I want to make the people around me feel good again.. i want to be like that person again.. but.. I LOVE EMO esp the music and some of its styles..

AM I still EMO if I do that??

2006-12-08 14:43:59 · 13 answers · asked by sphinx_Godcares09 1 in Sociology

As a recently divorced 42 year old man, good looking, good job, and new car, what would intice you to want to get to know me better if I were to meet you at the bar?

2006-12-08 14:25:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

what would you do if a group of people were really ticked off believing you did something that you never did.. and they manage to find you.. someone almost gets hurt bad. and you can NOT go to the police because it'll make it worse.. ?

2006-12-08 14:15:41 · 7 answers · asked by Ninja CK 3 in Sociology

I am in first year micro. The question gives a total cost function and a demand function for the industry. I am also given minimum average costs at a particular quantity. How do I figure out wha tthe monoply will produce in the long run? MC=MR, but this is long run?

2006-12-08 14:07:45 · 1 answers · asked by litvin88 1 in Economics

2006-12-08 14:06:07 · 9 answers · asked by khezi 1 in Psychology

Just to provide myself basic minimum?

2006-12-08 14:01:58 · 5 answers · asked by Oleg B 6 in Psychology

When students enter my professor's classroom, he always greets them and asks them how are they doing. But when i come in, he'll look up but quickly look right back down to his papers. He never makes eye contact with me when i want to answer my questions or comment on the current chapter. Is it the way i look or is he like get a certain vibe/aura from me that's not welcoming? It makes me sad and worried that i am irritating him. hmm, what do u guys think?

2006-12-08 13:57:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-12-08 13:49:22 · 12 answers · asked by tribute 2 in Economics

Well, the problem is that I'm too much of a damn push-over!!! I'll give you some examples of my " door-mat" manner:
1. A friend and I walked up to the convenience store over our lunch break at school. You have to wait in line to get in the store because the owners don't like too many people in at once ( they could steal). So, me and my friend got in line and these 2 guys just walked right in front of us----AND THEN HAD THE NERVE TO LOOK AT US AND SMIRK!!!
2. I was standing in the cafeteria line at school and there were these guys standing behind me and all of a sudden, one of them just walked right in front of me, with a stupid grin on his face.
3. We were painting in art class and I left some of the supplies out ( I was planning on cleaning it up before the end of class) and this girl was like, " Excuse me, you should pick that up, you're not aloud to leave it there," ( she said that in a very prissy, high n' mighty tone), I ignored her, then she told the teacher who made me pick it up. That girl had nor eason to have anything against me, and I STILL didn't do anything.
Anyways, those events and COUNTLESS others have mouldes me into what I am today, a full-flegded push-over!!! How can I stop being this way, I'm tired of being walked all over! I'm placid by nature, but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

2006-12-08 13:49:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

What are the pros and cons of either....

2006-12-08 13:48:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

I am trying to understand the culture and how women react to being topless at the beach

2006-12-08 13:31:33 · 15 answers · asked by Pink 5 in Gender Studies

2006-12-08 13:30:43 · 11 answers · asked by ashley_pike2007 1 in Psychology

2006-12-08 13:27:45 · 10 answers · asked by sheila y 1 in Economics

2006-12-08 13:27:40 · 5 answers · asked by JustMe 2 in Other - Social Science