Social Science - 23 March 2007

Hi,
I need to work on my communication skills:
[1] One feedback I get from people off and on is that I dont speak loudly. Actually when I am engrossed in myself (which often is the case), thinking deeply abt sth, feeling bad abt sth, and I speak in my normal tone, I end up speaking not very inaudibly, without realizing that I am really being inaudible. Can I do sth abt it? Being a computer savy, is there some software etc, using which I can analyze my voice - frequency,loudness etc.. Is there sth I can do with my throat to make my natural voice loud, and clear.
[2] Also, my english pronounication is not very fluent and smooth flowing, and soft - infact it could be somewhat rustic. I guess, there is a grammer of speaking, which maintains some kind of balance in your speaking, some fillers etc which maintains the flow. For ex, if I am right, Americans tend to emphasize their middle syllable etc. How do I improve my speaking. How do I practice my speaking?

2007-03-23 13:14:24 · 6 answers · asked by learner 1 in Psychology

2007-03-23 13:13:41 · 25 answers · asked by D 1 in Anthropology

2007-03-23 13:13:29 · 9 answers · asked by Lauren 1 in Gender Studies

Do you know how it infulences your life and why you hate, be it someone or something.

2007-03-23 13:12:30 · 2 answers · asked by singscale 2 in Psychology

It seems like i always have de ja vu and when i have a dream in the next week it usually happens!What is going on?

2007-03-23 13:12:24 · 6 answers · asked by Kerri B 2 in Psychology

After the beating I took from women for asking this
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aj_eefkTFaDp0LJQt4NlV0jsy6IX?qid=20070322102428AA14gLn
question, I’d like to know where the problem occurs with this logic…

1) Does having someone (even a woman) next to you LESSEN the chances of you being raped in a parking garage?
2) Do the scumbag men who rape women respect men more than women?
3) Does it not therefore follow that a man walking with a woman will get more respect from the scumbag than if two women were walking together?

4) Is it better to be insulted or to be raped?
5) Isn’t it better to be safe than sorry?
6) Do you care if you getting hurt affects the people you love?

I hope you at least follow my logic. If you disagree with my conclusion that it’s proper for a man to offer escort a female friend and it’s also proper for the girl to accept (since she has a responsibility to make sure she doesn't come to harm), PLEASE explain to me which of these is wrong

2007-03-23 13:11:26 · 12 answers · asked by SmartAlex 4 in Gender Studies

If you were a smoker, and a police man/woman came over and told you all the bad things that can happen to you how would you react? Would you be frightened, ignore them, listen, stop smoking, etcetera. Please explain your reasoning.

2007-03-23 13:09:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I have a dilemma, my mother evicted 8 mnths ago who also has a severe mental illness was being looked after by the council who homed her, now they are saying they will put her on the street because she has equity, the prob is, i just found out today that the house was sold and we knew nothing about it, of course there is a surplus, they never contacted anyone, despite the social worker being actively involved and them having her number,and mothers permission, nor me whose adress they had and consent to talk to me letter.
Mum is schizophrenic, and i need to know ho wcan I stop the council placing her on the street and not paying her room. She is unable to work , and merely spends days sitting alone not talking or anything, the social worker says they were told they need to cut their budget and mother will not be a responsability to them any more.how cani challenge this? help. I am unable to take mum on as i am pregnant with one son already and live in a studio

2007-03-23 13:05:43 · 4 answers · asked by FLAVIA D 2 in Psychology

what mental condition did he have..................what are the symptoms

2007-03-23 13:04:32 · 1 answers · asked by Dino 3 in Psychology

There are many people in the Answers community who are vehemently anti-racist, and there are also alot of people who are very derogatory to all sorts of "types" of people. In your opinion, why is it intollerable to be intollerant on the basis of race, or why is it an OK position to have?

2007-03-23 13:02:48 · 25 answers · asked by forbidden_planet 4 in Other - Social Science

I am interested in hearing from all sorts of people, but especially people in favor of the war. I don't want you to tell me why it began (or why you think it began, since there are alot of opinions) either, but why the US is there now.

2007-03-23 12:59:14 · 16 answers · asked by forbidden_planet 4 in Other - Social Science

2007-03-23 12:56:39 · 14 answers · asked by THIN MAN 1 in Economics

Doesn't it make African Americans seem stupid? I don't believe that African Americans are "genetically inferior" because I score higher than my Asian and white classmates. Just because many African Americans have low IQ's doesn't mean all of us have low IQ’s. I believe it’s all environmental.

http://iq-test.learninginfo.org/iq03.htm...
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/facul...
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/l-inferior...

2007-03-23 12:52:53 · 17 answers · asked by lorrnae 3 in Psychology

on my yahoo site? Can you guess? Because someone put a nasty, inappropriate comment & sent it to me! Can we expose that person and have them punished? What do you think?

2007-03-23 12:49:30 · 3 answers · asked by Forever 6 in Other - Social Science

I am afraid that there are cameras in the bathroom.
In the toilet, in the shower, and in the air vent.
So When i use the bathroom i get very uncomfortable.
What is wrong with me?!

2007-03-23 12:47:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

People have different personality traits and attributes, and sometimes, you have for instance a great husband or mother or other, but they have this one thing that bothers everyone, even they get in trouble because of it (IE. lack of religiosity, being nervous, hard to live with etc...)

Can we change those people? Can we, with wisdom, patience or something else, really help them be better themselves? Or is changing others IMPOSSIBLE?


I'd love to see thoughtful answers.. Thank you

2007-03-23 12:46:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

so ok i didnt fall off of a horse i sliped off and my keep telling me to be carefull becaues i might get kicked in the head or kick off and never walk again i believe thats why i fear sometimes horses BUT I NEVER DID untill my mom told me all this can yall help with working this out i dont mind my mom telling to becareful but it just getts me to think things THANKS

2007-03-23 12:46:24 · 5 answers · asked by JXSPhoenix 1 in Psychology

. . . that my cat would die. I saw myself crying in my room, writing her name and the date that she died, which was two days later. Two days after I had that dream, my cat /did/ die. And last night, I had a dream in which I saw my bestfriend dead on the floor and I saw that I had a knife in my hand. Now I'm terrified of my dreams, and I really don't know what to do. I've have many premonitions, and /most/ of them have come true. I don't want to lose her, much less be her assasin. I wish I knew if that dream will come true soon or not, but I don't. Can anyone help me, please? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

2007-03-23 12:45:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Any chemicals? or anything? jusssst wondering.

2007-03-23 12:43:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

And what else will I forget when I grow older? And if you forget is it as if it never happened? Will none of the things you saw or thought or dreamed matter?

Well I'm not just talking about me...more like everyone in the world. I've always wondered about these questions.

2007-03-23 12:43:05 · 2 answers · asked by Duchess of Cookieshire 6 in Psychology

an optimistic attitude about life in general.......?

What are some ways to think better about life .( besides religious beliefs ??)

2007-03-23 12:41:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Infact come to that, how do we know what we call life is actually being alive - other than knowing when others are dead - what frame of reference do we have or is death frame of reference enough?

Please those of a religious disposition or members of the Moral Coward Society i.e. those not supplying contact info for a possible counter-answer - please could you resist the temptation to answer.

You religious lot are supposed resist temptation anyway!
So don't do it - you hear!!!

Thank you in advance for your co-operation!

2007-03-23 12:37:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-03-23 12:35:54 · 40 answers · asked by james t 1 in Psychology

2007-03-23 12:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by BB bullet 1 in Economics

if we as consumers, stuck together and aimed for a common goal i.e. NOT buy, would we force retailers to reduce prices, for example, if we all stopped paying over the ODDS for luxury items, would the prices fall in line with the rest of the world?

i ask because, i feel RIPPED off, living in Britain!!

2007-03-23 12:31:05 · 4 answers · asked by bluecow 5 in Economics

2007-03-23 12:27:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Hi!

Say I have a least squares regression line/ line of best fit like this:

Hand span = 2.3 + 0.53 X Age

and I'm wanting to find "r", "pearsons correlation coefficient"

How do I do it? I can use a calculator

Thanks so much guys!!!

2007-03-23 12:27:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

at a recent job interview, i was asked my opinion of "worker burn out." i responded that i think it is mostly an individual thing, that people need to believe in somethiing, to find some meaning in their work whether it is religion or humanism and to have something to fall back on, whether it be family or friends. do u agree or disagree?

2007-03-23 12:27:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

Have you ever been hit on the head by a falling coconut or melon... or banana in fact... or anything unusual. I am doing a dissertation on the probablity of a falling natural object hitting a human being. As a further study I would like to enquire if anybody has been killed by such an unfortunate event. On reflection, contrary to my last statement, perhaps this is a fortunate event, such as being **** on by a bird. I appreciate any comments regarding this matter.

2007-03-23 12:26:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

What do you consider to be an ugly person? Nose shape? Eye shape? Hair style? What characterizes an ugly person to you? Is it physical or in their personality?

2007-03-23 12:23:09 · 15 answers · asked by ♥ 1 in Psychology