Social Science - 11 February 2007

I've always thought it to be absurd that the Hollywood crowd doesn't ever take any responsibility for the negative effects of some of their movies. The standard irresponsible answer is that "movies simply reflect our culture, we can't be responsible for what people do after watching our movie." (or listening to our music, or reading our books, etc.). I think violent movies tend to increase violence in our society. But am I wrong?

2007-02-11 15:30:11 · 6 answers · asked by Tom Heston 2 in Psychology

Keep in mind that many countries are democratic.

2007-02-11 15:30:01 · 7 answers · asked by JLove 2 in Economics

what do you want out of life

2007-02-11 15:28:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I move from my country (indonesia ) 10 years ago to Australia and i experience totally different culture . Iam actually a shy and a bit lacking in confident type of person . is it just in my mind that people against me becouse my mom said In australia if you don't have confident people will put you down even more , is it true where is the compasion?

2007-02-11 15:24:31 · 5 answers · asked by k_syofyan 1 in Psychology

I saw on a nature show that armadillos can delay gestation for up to 2 years if it's a drought. She can be pregnant in a drought year, and decide she doesn't want the baby in that year and postpone it until the next year and then until the next year if the time still isn't right.

What do you think society would be like, or what laws would change if humans could do that.

2007-02-11 15:23:45 · 5 answers · asked by Myglassesarealwaysclean 5 in Gender Studies

Life is filled with many obstacles. it teaches you to crawl before you walk so it can beat you down and keep beating you down...
then hell itself turns into the twilight zone.
I was eating at a knock-off chinese food restraunt
one afternoon when i had the most uncomfortable
feeling in the air like i was being watched. i was thinking
about a money scheme while i was talking to my mom
and the impulse to tell her what i was thinking kept forcing
me to just blurt it it out. i resisted telling my mom about
what i had in mind for myself a lady sitting in another table
across me stares at me with dark-violating eyes.naturally
i played it off and continued eating while realizing what was
going on around me. i stare back at her like i just realized what
she was doing and goes back to eating. while i continue
eating a man from the table across the female and her spouse
is a man who's doing the exact thing. mom blows it off carelessly
and continues talking. it seemed triggered.

2007-02-11 15:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I am the thinnest I have ever been in my whole life. I recently lost about 30 pounds and I should feel amazing, but every time I look in the mirror I still see myself 30, maybe even 50 pounds heavier. I have never ever had any self confidence, and I am completely sick of it. I should love myself but I can't because I have spent 21 years hating myself and the way I look. How do I feel comfortable in my own skin?

2007-02-11 15:19:41 · 10 answers · asked by Gina 1 in Psychology

2007-02-11 15:19:08 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I am living full of regrets and self-loathing.

2007-02-11 15:16:45 · 22 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Psychology

2007-02-11 15:11:00 · 12 answers · asked by fkauk 1 in Other - Social Science

My friend said that the only 2 major capitalistic countries are south korea and america, I'm interested as to if that's true.

2007-02-11 15:07:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

i like to stare into mirrors and look at pictures of me wishing i was somebody else so i could ask me out?

2007-02-11 15:05:29 · 1 answers · asked by roadkill5555556 1 in Psychology

Whats the wierdest/funniest/freakise/scariest dream you've had

2007-02-11 14:54:47 · 22 answers · asked by Mikey 2 in Psychology

2007-02-11 14:54:00 · 14 answers · asked by shabin 2 in Gender Studies

This is a really broad question but I'm interested in how anthropologists think humans got on different continents. If our origins are in Africa and if Pangea split billions of years before the dawn of man, how did you get guys in Mexico building pyramids? Do they credit the land bridge? Just throwing this out there.

2007-02-11 14:52:34 · 10 answers · asked by Superconductor 3 in Anthropology

Would you rather be

smart and praised?
or
dumb and happy go lucky?

2007-02-11 14:51:24 · 5 answers · asked by Queen 3 in Psychology

2007-02-11 14:40:41 · 11 answers · asked by shermynewstart 7 in Psychology

This is not a cry for help
-.-
But there seem to be degrees of suicidal...

Do you have to have a gun to your head?
or is thinking about buying a gun enough?

2007-02-11 14:38:35 · 1 answers · asked by -.- 3 in Psychology

2007-02-11 14:30:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

My friend has told me about some paoltergeist activity they are having at their home. I would like to research the home and land to find out the history of the particular location their home is built on (who lived there and so on - there is a particular name that's been brought up and want to see if it was a person that lived on that location). Where would be the best place to start gathering this information? Thanks!

2007-02-11 14:28:40 · 2 answers · asked by Ophylia72 2 in Other - Social Science

Both Democrats and Republicans have been in power during the listed time period, yet no one has had an affect on the overall downward trend of real family income. Why?

2007-02-11 14:28:07 · 8 answers · asked by socialist sympathizer 2 in Economics

2007-02-11 14:23:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

My senior research paper was due friday. I didn't do it so I was absent. I didn't do it until last night until 2 am when I fell asleep. Today, I continued on it than my little brother (he is 5) came into my room playing with a whistle. I told him to "please leave my room, baby, I am working on an important project." He kept on whistling and not listening to me. Then he kept on bugging me and tagging on me and coming on my bed. He asked for gum this and that. I got more and more mad when I gave him a little push to go. He left my door open. I yelled "Shut the door" he came rushing back into my room, bugging and bugging me more. Than I went off. I started screaming at him and calling my mom as loud as I could. He started crying. On top of that, my computer shut down just as this was going on and I hadn't saved my work so it deleted everything. It wasn't my brother's fault, it was mine. I had got so mad, I had slammed on my laptop. My brother got so scared. I started cursing and

2007-02-11 14:21:43 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I know a lot of people ask this, but I just really want to know. I'm 13 and have a really low self esteem/confidence. (Are they the same?) I've got 4 sibs, all of which are beautiful and talented. I really feel like I missed something in the gene pool espically when I'm around my little sister. She's only 10 but she's pretty, popular, smart, athletic and semi musical. Whenever I'm around her I feel really bad about myself. It also doesn't help that she makes fun of me a lot and when I get back at her, I get in trouble. My older sibs are really cool and I like them a lot, but the age span between us is 6, 12, and 15 years, so I don't see or connect with them a lot.
I've really tried gaining confidence on my own, believing in myself and stuff, but whenever I try it, it only works for about a day or so, then I break down and cry for a long time. I really have bad feelings about myself, and I know I'm not my sibs, but I can't help but compare myself to them. Please don't just say get help

2007-02-11 14:21:39 · 3 answers · asked by somrp2 2 in Psychology

2007-02-11 14:20:15 · 1 answers · asked by kyco 1 in Psychology

I have always been excellent at sarcasm because it shows what a clever & witty person I am who is quick to see the hypocrisy in life.
Recently though, I have become disillusioned with it, because it is not productive, and I think it drives people away, especially women.

2007-02-11 14:17:13 · 12 answers · asked by been there- done that 2 in Psychology

2007-02-11 14:17:03 · 9 answers · asked by lovelyladypoet 3 in Psychology

Or one of the freakiest/weird/funny/scary...

2007-02-11 14:01:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

It becomes annoying this lasts unntil mid day, I can't get the zipper shut and the throbbing is unbearable. The dog jumps on me and does his thing. My wife is scared to death she runs out of the house until the tent goes down. The preacher took an interest in me and it helps. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions?

2007-02-11 13:59:18 · 9 answers · asked by twatdise 1 in Psychology

Utilizing market demand and market supply curves for spaghetti, help me illustrate the effect on equilibrium price and quantity of spaghetti for:

Increased worldwide demand for rice leads to an increase in the price of ride (which many see as an alt to spaghetti in preparing meals)

2007-02-11 13:55:59 · 2 answers · asked by mee8 1 in Economics