Social Science - 30 April 2007

Studying some Freud and Lacan, though I wonder where does hypnosis come into these theories?

Is it a bridge between the id and ego / imaginary and symbolic order?

2007-04-30 23:55:23 · 3 answers · asked by Salsoul 2 in Psychology

Should you be thankful?

For a bag of crisps,
When calling for a buoyant float?
For a book to read,
As hunger pangs engulf your gut?
A thread bare vest, from fur clad donor,
With nights growing colder?
A condescending gesture,
Not even friendship, only kinship requested?
Coldness of impersonal greeting,
Not warmth of human meeting.
Shed tears for another’s dying pet,
While pain of those around let pass?
Is there place for real and genuine,
Where authentic is valued?
Or is phoney currency,
All that’s left?

2007-04-30 23:06:28 · 4 answers · asked by wally 3 in Psychology

2007-04-30 22:58:07 · 4 answers · asked by westmassboy76 1 in Psychology

2007-04-30 22:37:32 · 5 answers · asked by head shot 2 in Psychology

how much is inflation each year?
do CD'S keep up with inflation for the average income?

2007-04-30 22:29:22 · 5 answers · asked by beach_babe971 2 in Economics

In mammals the original lifestyle consists of totally seggregated male and female spaces as represented by one of the oldest mammals ----- the elephants.

Mammals have no social pressures to do so. Males and females instinctively prefer that.

It is the same-sex sexual bonds that keep these male-only/ female only spaces strong and livable.

However, some males (around 5%) are exclusively 'heterosexual' (sic) & they need to live with females. Since they can't they become loners (as in elephants).

But, in species (such as horses or lions) where the females become weak (due to weakened same-sex bonds) these 5% males + 7% to 10% others who are predominantly so-called 'heterosexual', control these female spaces as harems.

That's the only heterosexual space that we know of in the natural mammalian setting (including tribal humans).

Males, especially love and need their male-only spaces. Destroying these spaces by heterosexualising them is the bigggest but unacknowledged....

2007-04-30 22:27:57 · 4 answers · asked by Dost 1 in Sociology

I think love is just a physical attraction, which we cover up and give it names like "romance" to make it seem "divine". Because our puritanical society and religion have taught us that sex is a sin.
It's an uncontrollable attraction, which some interpret as "love at first sight" or "the one". Tell me, how many times have you fell in love with an ugly or ordinary guy at first sight?
I think what unites two spouses is understanding, commitement, physical attraction, good sex and mostly children, and not that fictional thing called "love". Can you prove me wrong?

2007-04-30 22:18:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-04-30 22:16:21 · 8 answers · asked by midnightvelvet 2 in Sociology

It is God gift that every human on the universe has love,sex,sentiment, smile however now a days irrespective of age, even in small matters in domestic work,office work, driving, walking ,talking laughing everybody seems angry.why tolerance has gone.

2007-04-30 22:10:41 · 15 answers · asked by GAURANG 1 in Psychology

Or is she guilty of rape? Or are they both guilty of rape? Personally I think no one raped anyone, but feminists typically say the man raped the woman, which seems to be a double standard because if that is true, the woman also raped the man.

2007-04-30 21:35:43 · 27 answers · asked by john 3 in Gender Studies

Can anyone gives me examples of negative demand curve or when does the law of demand does not apply and explains to me why? thanks!

2007-04-30 21:10:38 · 3 answers · asked by bluejeans1328 1 in Economics

I am 36 years old.But could not succeeded.Why/

2007-04-30 21:06:47 · 6 answers · asked by Fekadu D 1 in Psychology

2007-04-30 20:39:24 · 11 answers · asked by decent guy 1 in Gender Studies

As economists (casual and professional), do we put too much faith in our methodology and some of theorems to the point where we can no longer support our intuition with sound theory? Has economic theory become a religion we follow instead of a science we advance?

Kind of philisophical, but would enjoy opinions.

2007-04-30 19:49:06 · 4 answers · asked by GreenManorite 3 in Economics

2007-04-30 19:40:09 · 2 answers · asked by jobees 6 in Psychology

2007-04-30 19:39:49 · 2 answers · asked by ABC911 1 in Psychology

both is mind boggling....mmmm...how intelligence is gauged then,
good answer? good question?

2007-04-30 19:29:36 · 15 answers · asked by curiouscarp88 3 in Psychology

2007-04-30 19:10:19 · 14 answers · asked by lt 2 in Psychology

What is ethics?

2007-04-30 18:39:24 · 10 answers · asked by Meyerdog 2 in Psychology

What is ethics?

2007-04-30 18:39:07 · 2 answers · asked by Meyerdog 2 in Psychology

Have you seen the new BP Oil ads on tv? It's a cartoonish one with four babies driving a car. So what they are trying to promote is gasoline use not only by those of legal driving age, but they want to see infants behind the wheel, using up that ole precious gas. You know darn good and well babies will see this commercial, and while their parents are sleeping late on a Saturday morning, sneak out and pick up their little toddler friends and just have a hayday on the road. Thanks EVER so much BP for not only creating more of a shortage of oil, but potentially endangering the lives of people on the road even more.

2007-04-30 18:30:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

ok i have a specific way i have to eat. Anyone around me with a flipped up sleeve, or inside out hood gets me upset. I can not stand it and i have to fix it. Its soo hard when i dont know the person and cant, i get red faced and cant stop staring at it.
I cant stand it when other people touch my stuff or move it. (going back to other kids changing the clothes on my barbie dolls and having THE most organized locker and desk) Along with others.
My family is selling their house, and my mom came in and moved and took out alot of stuff from my room, and now i seriusly can not sleep in the room and i cry becuase i am sooo mad that it isnt the way i had it (alot of it is becuase i feel like she took stuff i needed, or what if i needed something, mb she threw something away that i need). I am such a wreck!

What can I do?!? I need to sleep and i just cant and i think im on the verge of a breakdown!

i dont want to take medication just any advise on how to get over this would be great!

2007-04-30 17:31:05 · 8 answers · asked by hick_chick 2 in Psychology

Would you jump right in and try to help the person in distress? Would you look around to see if anybody else was responding before you committed yourself to help? Would you be ticked because you had to stop something you were enjoying to help? Or would you try to pretend you didn't hear.

2007-04-30 17:14:38 · 14 answers · asked by Ladybug II 6 in Psychology

What characteristics would you most likely have?

2007-04-30 17:11:27 · 5 answers · asked by DanaZ 3 in Psychology

2007-04-30 16:37:42 · 28 answers · asked by ice4u 1 in Psychology

"Shayla" lived in the apartment beneath mine four years ago. We've had months of not speaking to one another at different periods, and I have felt very betrayed by her in the past. She asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, and I agreed. When she began fighting with her maid of honor (her sister!) I got "promoted" to the position. To make matters worse, she admits she doesn't love him, and is constantly looking up exes and talking about trying to find a "fling" since she has a "free cheat" to get even with her man for an affair he had with one of his exes. I have asked her if she is sure she wants to marry him, and she says it doesn't matter since divorce is so easy. She doesn't have many friends, and calls me her "BFF." If I step down, I'm not sure she could replace me with anyone local. Should I suck it up and shoulder all this work for a friend I'm not sure is that close? Should I tell her how I feel about participating? Is there a gracious way out?

2007-04-30 16:36:36 · 12 answers · asked by at work 2 in Psychology

How talented are you, really?

2007-04-30 16:31:02 · 7 answers · asked by DanaZ 3 in Psychology

sleeping in a room full of couples enguaged in sex all ove has a smell , that has no way to discribe, even some of my g/f get turned on by the scent, and the heavey breathing, id like to find incence that smelled like that

2007-04-30 16:30:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

is there any scientific proof that ancient hominins (humans) eat dionsaurs?

2007-04-30 16:29:31 · 16 answers · asked by moiimwununiqwoman 1 in Anthropology

Why is there so much violence in the media such as movies tv and video games?

2007-04-30 16:19:56 · 15 answers · asked by Dex E. 2 in Psychology