Social Science - 14 January 2007

2007-01-14 23:55:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Tell me some useful generalizations about how people react when a viewpoint differing with theirs is presented - first in general, then on their relationship or organizational position relative to you.
(I didn't say whether this could be friend, relative, partner, coworker, boss etc.)
You might comment on personality types, Myers-Brigg or other.

- some people thrive on this, they love the interchange and possibility of clarifying their thoughts and/or fresh insights. This seems to require humility, open-mindedness, curiosity.
- conversely some people recoil, feel uncomfortable, challenged, threatened, or plain freak out. This seems to be caused by pride, fear, arrogance, insecurity, lack of articulateness.
- some people simply don't care

2007-01-14 23:52:13 · 2 answers · asked by smci 7 in Psychology

2007-01-14 23:51:50 · 10 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1 in Psychology

2007-01-14 23:36:58 · 11 answers · asked by neutral 2 in Psychology

I am afraid if he finds out that I am the one who told her there will be consequences at work. I feel I am not a very good friend having this info and not sharing it with her

2007-01-14 23:32:06 · 22 answers · asked by jumpingbea58 1 in Psychology

2007-01-14 23:25:51 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

(I know it's kind of long but I'd love to know EVERYONES opinions, the ones I will disagree with, just as much as the ones I will agree with)

What can we do to allow men at least some sort of choices when it comes to them fathering a child, or not? Do you think anything should be changed or do you think the way it is now is the way it should stay? Do you think the father has a right to know the woman is pregnant as soon as possible after the woman finds out? Does he deserve the right to know at all?

Until we can put an aborted fetus somewhere outside of the womans body till it grows to full term and then hand it to the father, I cant think of anything that could be done to let a man choose to keep a baby that the woman decides she is going to abort. Any suggestions?

As for a man deciding that he doesnt want to be a father to a child that a woman chooses to keep, ideas are a little easier to come up with. Primary one being the man having the chance to 'opt out' of any part of the parenting of the child, including financially, if the woman decides to keep a child he doesn't want. Implementing them, the laws, conditions and policies that would have to be in place to regulate those ideas are beyond me however.

I know we arent going to solve the problems of the world here in Yahoo Answers but Im curious about peoples ideas and the diverse opinions I'm hoping to read.

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2007-01-14 23:25:23 · 22 answers · asked by angelkarmachic 4 in Gender Studies

2007-01-14 23:22:28 · 25 answers · asked by Paul 1 in Psychology

I have this HUGE fear and disgust for tiny holes all clustered together. I watched on Animal Planet once about this show called The Most Extreme and the topic was births. And I was watching it, and out came this animal called the Surinam toad (LOOK IT UP.) and I was fine w/ it... until I saw how it gave birth to its offspring. After that, I was seriously disgusted and had that image of the little offspring coming out of the tiny holes in my head repeating over and over again. I can't seem to get over it, but I HATE holes and whenever I tell somebody I do, they just laugh and say I'm weird. So does anyone else out there have this weird phobia??


By the way, the phobia of holes is called Trypophobia.

2007-01-14 23:21:32 · 2 answers · asked by Giggles 4 in Psychology

2007-01-14 23:12:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

sometimes i have horrible dreams about my girlfriend cheating on me, i wake up and fel like crap.

is there ANY possible way i can just stop dreaming?

2007-01-14 23:03:24 · 7 answers · asked by Stephanie t 1 in Psychology

2007-01-14 22:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous 2 in Psychology

2007-01-14 22:51:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Just curious.I have had fitful dreams for a couple of days..today I woke in a nervous state..anxious..I fill like im not all here.,,just kind of removed from everything..and not firing on all cylinders so to speak.i am here and doing but I am removed from everything around me.Is this the results of the dream or just anxiety or just one of those days?Is it the beginning of something mentally wrong .. or just a feeling..Do you ever have one of those days or a couple of them.. and don't know why ?Please tell me so that I know its just not me..explain please..and also im requesting no smart remarks thanks..

2007-01-14 22:42:45 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3 in Psychology

Is it a hormone that body produces which makes us forget that we will die? Despite knowing that the most certain thing in our lives is that we will die one day, we hardly think about it or fear it in our daily lives..Including me, off course.

2007-01-14 22:38:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-01-14 22:37:10 · 7 answers · asked by wtsk8 1 in Gender Studies

I've built up an interest on topics I'm studying in my world history class such as Communism and Marxism as of lately, but still seem unsure on where I may stand. Or more on, referring to what I agree with and don't agree with.

I kind of just wanted a few thoughts and opinions on such topics without having to be epic to some extent. Thanx!

2007-01-14 22:34:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Hunter gatherers, as in caveman days. How do you think you would get on?
Me, I'd have to find a big woolly mammoth to hunt cause I'm really short sighted.

2007-01-14 22:19:59 · 21 answers · asked by fatherf.lotski 5 in Anthropology

i get distracted now and then. What should I do to overcome it? Any ideas please. Thanks.

2007-01-14 22:08:09 · 7 answers · asked by A. C. NNAM 1 in Psychology

2007-01-14 22:05:45 · 10 answers · asked by nitin k 1 in Psychology

2007-01-14 21:52:08 · 14 answers · asked by karl 4 in Psychology

Folks,

what are the living standards to mesure if you want to conduct a Living Standard survey in a third world country in Central Asia???

thanks...

Vatansho

2007-01-14 21:49:40 · 3 answers · asked by PAMIRtheROOF 1 in Economics

Rio Madeira has started a petition to Yahoo Answers to help stop the repeated question of why is there no mens studies area in Yahoo Answers.

Do something constructive. If you are sick of the men being here because it says Womens Studies, if you are sick of the inequality of women having their wee niche and men having nowhere or if you just feel like being a bit of an activist for the day, click the link and sign the petition. We can see if 'the masses' actually have any power or not.

Lets get Womens Studies changed to Gender Studies and see if we can get some informative, interesting and gender encompassing discussion and debate going.

Click the link and add a name- http://www.petitiononline.com/rm112289/petition.html

Oh and, if not, why not?

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2007-01-14 21:43:05 · 7 answers · asked by angelkarmachic 4 in Gender Studies

I’m worried about a friend. He has a habit of repeating a phrase or word many times a day for no apparent reason, unconsciously, and he cant seem to stop. Some of his phrases are quotes. I originally put his repeating of these down to attention seeking, but some he doesn’t know what they mean, where they come from, or why he can’t stop repeating them. He also does it when he’s on his own and unaware he is overheard. The comments aren’t addressed to anyone, they just come out anyway. The phrases are not appropriate or related to current conversation or events.
He answers direct questions with his nonsense phrases, even when it makes people angry, and even when the question is repeated several times. It upsets him greatly when he's told how annoying it is, he says he is just playing.
I’ve noticed he is worse when he’s upset or stressed.
My sister has suggested he may have Aspergers syndrome. My friend is 30 in March, wouldn't he have been diagnosed by now

2007-01-14 21:42:21 · 14 answers · asked by Wonderwoman 7 in Psychology

US dollar to Pakistani Rupees

2007-01-14 21:35:20 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

2007-01-14 21:27:06 · 6 answers · asked by star 1 in Other - Social Science

This is for several reasons but mainly I need to be able to forget my love for a girl while continuing to be a good friend to her. It is also to stop being so emo about everything.

2007-01-14 21:22:41 · 3 answers · asked by rezruf 3 in Psychology

2007-01-14 21:02:56 · 8 answers · asked by windinmyroom 1 in Gender Studies

Ok, I have been going on about this for a while on yahoo answers, and other websites... I am very upset about my IQ score, i know it only covers some facets of intelligence... But everything i love to do involves a good amount of intelligence. I have been looking in the mirror and trying to speed up my speech and try not to look so lazy eyed and am so obsessed with intelligence that it's personally a big black cloud that covers me 24 hours a day. Ever since my first IQ test i have been depressed and can't let it go and i don't know what to do. I think EVERYONE is more intelligent than me. I can't think proper sentences in my head, i can't visualise things clearly, it's basically making me so depressed that i have contemplated commiting suicide so many times. I just wish i had a good intelligence IQ so life can make more sense to me but i just can't accept the fact that my IQ is so low. My IQ is 90-96 and watching people saying that they are 130 IQ and so forth. What can i do?

2007-01-14 20:59:06 · 21 answers · asked by daniel k 2 in Psychology

I have nothing against these girls, I'm sure they are actually quite inteligent, however I notice all my guy friends start getting feelings for young blonde girls who lack common sense and act ditzy as anything

2007-01-14 20:40:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology