Social Science - 8 February 2007

I am in "temporary sheltered accomodation" awaiting council housing which is slow as I am not with children.

I am being bullied by another tenant in the same house and am at my wits' end. I am in fear of my life - suppt workers no help.

What can I do to make him back off? I have been here longest. He has been thrown out of one house because of violence towards another female tenant, and placed in with me. I am scared of him, and he knows it! He drinks and is worse then. He seems to be able to pick a fight out of thin air!

2007-02-08 21:18:11 · 3 answers · asked by zakiit 7 in Psychology

People often rely on first impression in making friend. They follow their perception relying on what the eys cath. Does it always right?Does perception defines what a person really are?

2007-02-08 21:08:57 · 8 answers · asked by Danni 2 in Psychology

When you are faced with a truly physically threatening situation, is your natural inclindation of fight or flight? Many people tend to be one or the other when faced with danger. My mother is definitely flight and laughs about it all the time. Where I take after my father and am definitely a fighting person. My husband I"m not too sure about, one child is flight, and the other child is definitely fight. So what are you?

2007-02-08 20:54:00 · 4 answers · asked by Raising6Ducklings! 6 in Psychology

2007-02-08 20:53:00 · 7 answers · asked by sameer m 1 in Psychology

hi, im sure everyone read the article about the growing rate of autism. i was wondering if maybe it isnt growing and it has always been that way. they were just diagnosed with something else? or do you think it is a contagion or preservative? btw, i am sincere. i have had personal experience with autism.

2007-02-08 20:38:50 · 8 answers · asked by wcarolinew 2 in Psychology

As we can see from newspapers often in society,or inour personal,political other spheres of life there is a trend that cllose friends turn sworn enimies .What can be the reasons?High expectations?jealosy?Insecurity?....

2007-02-08 20:37:10 · 22 answers · asked by pavi 1 in Sociology

2007-02-08 20:35:05 · 52 answers · asked by Shona L 5 in Psychology

office/ home or wherever you are that tells some form of story.... theres this 40 year old man who bothers me, he sees me through his tinted sliding doors on my office floor and often calls my office line/ext and tells me he can see what i'm doing or often calls to ask why i'm sad or maybe so happy, or what a nice top i have on etc...

2007-02-08 20:28:24 · 16 answers · asked by Reb Da Rebel 6 in Sociology

One schoolkid even threw an onion at me this morning. What should I do? I don't want to be a cheeseburger. I preferred life as a human being.

2007-02-08 20:25:06 · 16 answers · asked by G P 2 in Psychology

Since women are always faced with unrealistic standards of beauty, why not create one for men too? It is only equal.

Minimum 5'8, at least a 4 pack, wells-defined chest, able to fill out boxer-briefs well, tight butt and smooth in the right places.

As well has a women's version of FHM/Maxim etc where intelligent, funny articles are published. And more tasteful.

By the way, I like the women's studies category!

2007-02-08 20:24:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-02-08 20:19:18 · 6 answers · asked by zoey 1 in Psychology

When the "ugly" girl gets the guy she has to go through a make over at the end(She's all that, Grease). When the "ugly" guy gets the girl all he has to do is to gain confidence(Hitch, Clueless). Does this reflect reality? And most of the time the "ugly" girl in movies are actually pretty while the "ugly" guys in movies are really below average (except for Kevin James in Hitch I think he's cute just fat).

what do you think? I feel that it does mirror reality in certain ways but then again when I watch Extreme Makever the women participants have pretty good-looking husbands/bfs although they are not attractive by society's standards, so maybe it isn't true at all.

2007-02-08 20:10:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Americans love their cars, but the supply of oil is limited and will become increasingly expensive. The current patterns of transport and settlement cannot be sustained for more than a few decades. The domestic auto makers Ford, GM and Chrysler are faltering already. Should governments shift infrastructure investments to new modes of transport before the oil runs out?. Note that roads are a public subsidy to the auto industry. (A subsidy to domestic manufactures might be justified, but a subsidy to foreign manufactures is questionable.) Would investment in rail, for example, be a better long term investment of public funds? What will happen to suburban real estate as transport costs escalate?

2007-02-08 20:06:30 · 5 answers · asked by d/dx+d/dy+d/dz 6 in Economics

Please insert stereotyping comment about what may be an annoying thing that you have seen any woman do ever in your whole life.

I appreciate it

2007-02-08 20:03:15 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Before you answer that, think about this: A strange man says he's gonna slap your wife. You want to take you wife & leave the problem, but she insists that you stand up to the guy because she's tired of the harassment. You do so, the guy tries to fight you, you knock him out, thus, protecting your wife, & she is happy. You have an arguement one day & break up. She has talks with her female friends about feminism & how men always cause wars & are so violent. She then uses that one experience as an example, saying, "my ex husband even fought a guy who harassed me. See how violent men are?"

My point is, it seems to me that men don't go to wars just for the fun of it. Many of them do it to protect their wives, their home, their families. Many times the wives are all for it & cheering their men on to protect them. So when I hear femininsts say that it's men who cause wars & act violently, it makes no sense to think that women are innocent & have nothing to do with it.

Thoughts?

2007-02-08 20:02:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

He/she may not be celebrity. But you just hate him/her.

2007-02-08 19:51:12 · 8 answers · asked by Arnie 2 in Psychology

2007-02-08 19:36:03 · 8 answers · asked by simran b 1 in Economics

these are strong words, but do they find an abusive relationship sexually gratifying and pleasurable? are they too lazy to move out and do things on their own? isnt it selfish to think about bills, assets, and this hopeless concept of a perfect family of a mother and father if it just isnt in the cards? also, dont they realize they are damaging their children. just curious. thanks.

2007-02-08 19:21:58 · 20 answers · asked by wcarolinew 2 in Psychology

2007-02-08 19:18:18 · 4 answers · asked by dang l 2 in Psychology

When I was in my 20's sex was brilliant, I used to shake with passion as though my very blood was on fire.

Nowadays I am more interested in why my next door neighbour chooses to use "ronseal" on his trellis fence, when "Cuprinol" would be a much more acceptable alternative. And I notice he allows some of the granite chips from his driveway to get scuffed on top of his concrete slabs, thus spoiling the look of the whole street. Also there never seems ot be a day that goes by, that he does not get a parcel of some kind delivered.

2007-02-08 19:18:10 · 24 answers · asked by Not Ecky Boy 6 in Sociology

2007-02-08 19:14:53 · 4 answers · asked by samuelosaro 1 in Economics

they chew with their mouth open and sip on hot drinks with noise and it just makes me angry because they don't accept that it's not normal to eat like that... so my question is: is it normal to eat like that? if it is how do i get over the whole thing? and if it isn't what do i do about it? because it's really wasting a lot of my time, energy and concentration...

2007-02-08 19:09:27 · 11 answers · asked by the other guy 1 in Psychology

2007-02-08 18:49:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-02-08 18:40:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-02-08 18:37:26 · 18 answers · asked by brainstorm 2 in Psychology

Happy Bullet (in his current incarnation “BabaYaga” just posted the following insulting “question” (as usual) trivializing rape:

“Why can't men understand something so simple as NO MEANS NO?...If I say no - THAT MEANS NO...If I say no, then yes - THAT MEANT THE FIRST THING I SAID (NO) IS WHAT COUNTED…”

IS THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE A WINDOW INTO THE MIND OF A SERIAL RAPIST?
“That's very simple. Women change their minds oftentimes, they don't have a definite decision all at once. My girl-friends would agree to that. This is one of the unique traits that separate women from men. So basically, you can't blame the men if they keep on insisting the women on what they want to happen or do or think...Perhaps in this way they could change your minds, as what your nature basically defines.

Persistence breaks resistance.”

CREEEPY" I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ON PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EARLIER - I THINK THIS IS HOW THE PERPETRATORS JUSTIFY THEIR CRIMES TO THEMSELVES AND TO THE WORLD; WHAT DO YOU THINK?

2007-02-08 18:36:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

A vast number of important inventions that changed the World came from the UK. But we sit here and calmly watch as other Countries get rich on them. I know we got rich on our inventions in the past, but why not today?

2007-02-08 18:34:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Have you ever started a new carrier and in general have you ever started from scratch?

2007-02-08 18:33:25 · 25 answers · asked by Bud#21 4 in Other - Social Science

Even if they don't agree then can still respect right?!

2007-02-08 18:27:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I'm wondering if there is a prejudice or judgement before you even meet someone and how a strange or unusual name might hinder (or help) someone for life.

2007-02-08 18:26:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology