Social Science - 29 December 2006

2006-12-29 05:03:40 · 13 answers · asked by angel d 1 in Economics

Because it takes me a long time to open up to others, sometimes when people talk to me and I DO open up, I tend to reveal negative things - not all the time, but it still happens...

For instance, I just had a short conversation with a friend who asked how my holidays were. The truth is that a LOT of good things happened and it was a lot of fun, but I chose to discuss the one negative thing about the holiday. Granted, I briefly just said that my Christmas Eve was weird b/c we were with the side of the family that is engaged in a long family fight. I then switched and said, "But Christmas Day was a lot of fun!" But that's all I said about it.

Does anybody else go through this? When you FINALLY are comfortable to talk to people, you will reveal a negative piece of personal information. Why do we do this and does it turn other people off from talking you?

I'm just starting to worry that because I said that and do that, people won't want to talk to me.

Is this true?

2006-12-29 05:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by Chelsea 2 in Psychology

and can you share it with me?

2006-12-29 05:00:49 · 8 answers · asked by Lipstick 4 in Psychology

People should not be expected to fit into 'male' or 'female' roles but be judged on their individual personalities?

I disagree wholeheartedly with the Catholic Church's 'women and men are different' thing, and roles for them because I know many women who are not typical women, and men who are not typical men.

Men shouldn't be criticised as gay for showing emotions and women shouldnt be judged at work, or expected to be maternal and submissive...

2006-12-29 04:56:49 · 16 answers · asked by serf m 2 in Gender Studies

2006-12-29 04:52:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-12-29 04:52:03 · 7 answers · asked by serf m 2 in Gender Studies

i think i suffer from chronic depression...m never satisfied with my life...i think i keep me expectaions too high,so when they are not met precisely the way i expected,i feel real grumpy about it..i cry and feel kinda low all the time,even when something good happens i feel i dont deserve it and its just an accident that it happened!for eg.couple of weeks back i went to someplace with my pals..for a fest..dance party and all..while there i enjoyed like hell but all this time a sort of depression was all over me..i wanted to have all the attention..there were some real handsome guys..i wanted to know them..but my college surroundings are such that there isnt any scope for me..i feel suffocated..like i am nt given equal opportunity...plz dont say i need professional help...give me practical advice on this instead..thanx

2006-12-29 04:51:53 · 7 answers · asked by infinity 2 in Psychology

2006-12-29 04:47:22 · 4 answers · asked by sunshineandlollypops2002 1 in Other - Social Science

Don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan. But economically speaking: Do the values generated by Wikipedia get lost because there is no money involved?

In other words, is that money missing from the GDP, whereas if Wikipedia would charge for their services, there would be a corresponding increase in GDP?

2006-12-29 04:36:37 · 9 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Economics

I always stop myself whenever it comes to somersaulting, rolling underwater and even trying to balance on my hands... it's really hard for me to FACE MY FEARS in seeing the world in an inverted view!!!

2006-12-29 04:34:15 · 11 answers · asked by YA!!! 3 in Psychology

I have a recurring dream that my teeth are all falling out. I become very upset in the dream and am enormously relieved when I wake up to find it's just a dream. What does it mean?

2006-12-29 04:33:19 · 10 answers · asked by statstastic 2 in Psychology

Tell some points which you think can make a person's life beautiful.

You can also mention what a person should prohibit or start using to make the life beautiful.

2006-12-29 04:27:31 · 17 answers · asked by Bindass Hyderabadi 2 in Psychology

I find that virtually all of the "answers" are made without any forethought. Also...many "answers" are projections of personal psychological issues. As a university instructor myself I am always trying to ascertain what a person's verbage is unintentionally conveying. This is actually an inportant issue to deal with since it is more conducive to have a public that can "think" creatively in a "free" society. However, whether or not Americans are actually free is another question. People can be told what to do by simply convincing them if they cannot "think" outside the box that is given them.
Now let's see how many answers can be outside the box I am referring to.

2006-12-29 04:26:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Why are so many people afraid of silence?

Why are so many people unwilling to look at themselves and see who they REALLY are?

why do people lie to themselves? Why do we let them?

2006-12-29 04:20:56 · 4 answers · asked by bjohnson808 2 in Psychology

2006-12-29 04:14:37 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

can give me some motivation to study? any nice proverb you can give? or any good and interesting website for study? please give me some advice to study and i am lazy and i really want to change my attitude...

2006-12-29 04:13:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-12-29 04:06:51 · 2 answers · asked by tuffey 2 in Psychology

2006-12-29 04:04:26 · 8 answers · asked by aoife k 2 in Psychology

this is in response to a question I asked concerning black/white relationships. I was a bit astounded when some people avered that blacks are genetically/biologically more aggressive. Please back this up with fact.

2006-12-29 04:01:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-12-29 03:59:20 · 10 answers · asked by Cozmik 2 in Anthropology

2006-12-29 03:48:16 · 15 answers · asked by mystery t 4 in Psychology

Isn't having a 'Women's Studies' forum sexist, if there is no equivalent for men.

2006-12-29 03:46:00 · 14 answers · asked by callum828 2 in Gender Studies

As a child I had a very high IQ (it's probably plummeted since then), yet I did not learn how to tie my shoes until I was about ten. I really did make an effort, but simply couldn't accomplish the task. Since adulthood I have met many very intelligent people, including some child prodigies, who had the same difficulty learning to tie at a young age; some didn't learn until the age of 12 or 13.

Is the inability to learn such menial tasks a sign of intelligence in small children?

2006-12-29 03:45:04 · 6 answers · asked by Nicole 3 in Psychology

I was thinking...the problem with lotteries these days is they are so one-dimensional and uninspirational....

Do you think the U.S. government and perhaps the EU should hold a joint a space lottery to allow an ordinary citizen to go into space rather than just all these billionaires?

I know they are talking about space travel by plane by 2020 etc but it seems to me that a space lottery would fire up world imagination, progress developments in alternative technologies and produce income for the government for eg: environemental research.....

2006-12-29 03:44:20 · 3 answers · asked by sailing c 1 in Economics

I want to know if you care the color skin , i mean, you like the white-latin, the black-latin or what? And also know about they personality.

2006-12-29 03:42:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2006-12-29 03:41:08 · 10 answers · asked by Leroy 4 in Economics

Based on personal experience, knowledge of my community and answers to some previous questions on Y!Answers, this question came to mind. Does this question have validity?

2006-12-29 03:33:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-12-29 03:33:42 · 5 answers · asked by artist 2 in Psychology

2006-12-29 03:30:36 · 6 answers · asked by Carolyn C 1 in Sociology

If the USA Government keeps printing money, what will happen to a typical affluent US citizen in the long term?

Inflation is the wrong answer. As history told us, the Fed is capable of taking inflation under control simply be adjusting interest rates.

The decline of the dollar seems to be a good thing because a week currency gives US companies a competitive edge when they compete with non-US companies. Most affluent US citizens invest most of their money in US companies instead of putting all eggs in one basket: the dollar.

Do you see a problem facing US citizens if the US Government keeps printing money in the future? If so, what are you going to do about it?

To let us understand your answer better, tell us whether you are...
1. A US government official or working for the Federal Reserve;
2. A US permanent residence/citizen (non-government and non-Fed);
3. A non-US government official; or
4. Someone who lives in a non-US country and doesn't work for the country's government.

2006-12-29 03:30:18 · 9 answers · asked by John 3 in Economics