Social Science - 20 May 2007

War is an armed conflict among people of diverse societies. War is an urgent matter because we possess the technological means to destroy ourselves. Research offers no proof that human beings unavoidably pursue war under any specific situations. Ashley Montagu observes that governments around the world often have to enforce their people to assemble for war. Warfare is like other forms of social behavior. It is an outcome of society that alternates in intention and intensity from place to place. Quincy Wright claims five factors that urge war. They are: perceived threats, social problems, political objectives, moral objectives, and the absence of alternatives.

2007-05-20 17:24:37 · 4 answers · asked by xbl4kxch4osx 1 in Sociology

2007-05-20 17:19:25 · 19 answers · asked by rosey 7 in Psychology

recently in real life my games got stolen read past questions for more details and i was really pissed at the robbers but in my dream i stacked all of my games that i still had and as i searched through my games i found one of them and i was going to accuse one of the robbers because the other one wasnt in my house but i never accused him and i felt such relief that i found one game but the other one was still missing.

2007-05-20 17:12:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

My twin sister's husband is so mentally slow that he can't even spell his own name, but he's smart enough to know how to drive a stick shift. He's a jerk & he leeches off of her Veteran's Benefits & pumps her up with many kids so he can get more money, & he also beats on her.

I have a college degree & can't even drive a stick. Driving a stick is a technical & difficult task. I'm very interested in learning how to drive one.

2007-05-20 17:03:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Not to be blasphemous, but certain configurations of people's components when out of proportion do render them as ugly in people's perception. Universally so to varying but similar degrees. As long as all components of someone's physical makeup are symmetrical and aligned or placed properly, then you may or may not be rendered aesthetically pleasing, or even 'sexy'. But if you are out of alignment, then you may be doomed to a life of video games and fast food/snacks and your right hand. Or even lower on the spectrum you may need to resort to large crack hits and freak show porn to stave off the depravity. Why must one carry around this? Can one not get a reprieve for good deeds done? Can we not find some way to use hi-tech tools to recraft one's facial structure (like Logan's Run)? Or must they be resigned to loading the crack pipe and accquiring new brain lesions henceforth and forthwith and furthermore? Whoa. NOone knows what's it's like - to be me.

2007-05-20 17:03:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-05-20 16:55:12 · 7 answers · asked by kikol 1 in Gender Studies

who runs these tests?!?!

i want to know!

i want either names of scientists or the place of research is being done.

just so i know why some people keep saying tests prove whites are smarter than blacks and other things related to that.

2007-05-20 16:53:26 · 9 answers · asked by nadi 2 in Sociology

2007-05-20 16:30:52 · 11 answers · asked by INVENTOR 2 in Psychology

This list is to edify and to bring awareness of the tactics of a controlling person

1) keep her uneducated
2)make her feel inferior
3) be cheap and when going on a date
4)when going on a date with her stare at other women
5)yell at her in public

what else.....

2007-05-20 16:26:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

When you don't sleep well almost every night for a week or two, do you start getting irritable, stressed out, paranoid, depressed, and pessimistic?

2007-05-20 16:22:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-05-20 16:18:56 · 8 answers · asked by sokrates 4 in Psychology

It's getting quite tiring, I'd like to knock off.
This problem, it started 'round quarter to ten,
(after I hurried my son quickly to bed)
I read him a story I really do like.
It's about a sweet elephant who finds a who
I read it especially when we're sick with the flu
I think the name's Horton, oh, I'm teasing-
I know it is,
I'd marry this elephant, that's just how it is.
He's cute and endearing and all of that twice
He saves the whos from a bird who's not nice!
Yet now I'm stuck with each set of thoughts
Rhyming in rhythms and it just won't shut off.

?

2007-05-20 16:07:36 · 4 answers · asked by DanaZ 3 in Psychology

what would be the mortar?the building blocks?The roof for a relationship that stands the test of time?

2007-05-20 15:40:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Did they have masses of cancer,mental disorders,massacres,high stress,overworked offices,suicide epidemics etc or I am just being naive.

Why is our society considered more evolved and functional??

2007-05-20 15:24:24 · 7 answers · asked by rusalka 3 in Anthropology

A lot of times, it seems like getting good grades is more important to my parents than my own happiness. Sure, I get excellent grades--but, there's that emptiness. It's like there is still that little child inside of me that wants my parents' reassurance that they love me for me and not the things that I do--and that I am important. At 17, I am old enough to realize that all parents love their kids regardless the ways in which they show it. Somehow, it does not seem like they realize that kids grow up and if you don't seize the chances that you have to spend time with them, it will too late. They'll go to college, get married, have lives of their own, and you can't spend time with them in the same way. I just wonder if I am asking too much. Is it that they don't understand, or that my personality is totally different in that maybe my desires do not match other people desires. I mean my ultimate goal in life is to be a wonderful and loving mom. I am the personality type that

2007-05-20 15:09:54 · 9 answers · asked by Tiffany 3 in Psychology

This is for all the ladies who feel they are discriminated against at work because of their kids.
This is from Yahoo!
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobseeker/tools/ept/contribEditorPost.html?post=20

Summary:
''Companies in America go to great lengths to accommodate employees with kids. Generous paid maternity leaves, on-site or backup child-care assistance, options for flexible work options, and even scholarships to send employees' offspring to college are just some of the popular benefits touted by employers.''

''Too many instances where working moms expect accommodations because they've got to get home in time to relieve the baby sitter, or they assume it's acceptable to routinely miss meetings to take their kids to any number of after-school appointments.''

''There's often an implicit -- and hugely mistaken -- assumption that those without kids can stay late because their time is not as valuable or they have nothing better to do outside the workplace.''

2007-05-20 15:08:37 · 13 answers · asked by Ωмΐŋǿשּׁ§ 3 in Gender Studies

I just answered a question like that, and I could kick myself for not thinking of it first.

2007-05-20 14:32:48 · 6 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4 in Psychology

2007-05-20 14:26:52 · 9 answers · asked by Billy M 1 in Anthropology

i know this sounds immature, but i suffer from social anxiety. i used to be able to talk for hours, around my friends anyway. now, even around some of my friends i cannot find things to say. it gets worse when i am around new people. i dont have any conversation starters. the new people i can not talk to and because i am in there presence i am nervous and cant talk to the friends i am comfortable with who are there. i am so scared that i am going to go blank and stay quiet forever. also, someone will invite me somewhere and its like, i can talk if we are sitting and listening to each other, but when we are in big groups i cant join the little groups that people will naturally divide into, do you know what i mean. i am afraid of rejection, and it prevents me from going up to people and acting like my true self. does anyone have stories i can learn from and any advice you can give me? that would be a big help. thanks.

2007-05-20 14:20:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-05-20 14:12:58 · 6 answers · asked by jflsdkjflsad 2 in Psychology

I have absolutely zero friends, in person. None, period. Some people may find this very difficult to believe, but unfortunately, it's true. It's a terrible thing to not have at least one person whom I can telephone, on the spur of the moment to say, "Hey, what's up? You wanna meet up at blank (insert place here) and blank (insert activity here)?" I contemplated this as I sat in a restaurant, alone, this evening. It would have been nice to have had some company. I wished I could call someone on my cell and invited them to join me, but there was no one for me to call. I have plenty of things I can do by myself, to entertain and occupy myself and my time, but they just don't compensate for the absence of a tangible social life.

FYI: I cannot and do not work because I have a disability. I do not own a vehicle. I have an extremely limited income. These factors make meeting new people even more difficult. I don't know what to do.

2007-05-20 13:59:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

are you content with the way you are? explain.

2007-05-20 13:56:10 · 6 answers · asked by polly-pocket 5 in Psychology

(On a long term timeline, i mean.)

2007-05-20 13:54:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Women's studies is a vast category: history, the arts, politics, human rights etc...
It was created to give women their rightful place in history.

I don't understand why some are here just to write with hatred. I assume they are not informed enough. What is the problem with these guys? I can imagine, but I would like the opinion of the ones that have been longer in this section.

2007-05-20 13:47:24 · 17 answers · asked by Flyinghorse 6 in Gender Studies

Does it do any good to be told how to live? and it does it do any good to tell yourself how to live?

Do you have to learn it yourself, through ordeal.

2007-05-20 13:43:46 · 3 answers · asked by rusalka 3 in Psychology

I recently went on a diet, and decided it'd be best to not drink, and now I crave it!!!! Am I an alcoholic? My dad is an alcoholic, but he drinks every single day. I only drink on weekend nights. Should I be concerned? I got depressed when I couldn't drink.

2007-05-20 13:27:39 · 8 answers · asked by two_kee_kees 4 in Psychology

i like reading all the fun stuff there is about body language and i was noticing that someone i've been involved with physically do some interesting things. we he and i are sitting down and talking on a bench he'll occassionaly lift the lower part of his time up as if to straighten it but he ALWAYS does it like 5 minutes after i do it. i was just curious if that meant anything like subconsciously. also sometimes he would while talking to me rub his nose occasionaly but that was mostly when we were outside. i dont know if it means anything at all just curious if it does. Thanks! :) *Lower part of his tie. Sorry! Lol.
in response to a question. yes we've already been intimate
i like have this tie fetish thingy lol. so i love touching his tie. thats why i aked the question. ill touch it or gently pull it from the base and then later he'll smooth it out or lift it up and smooth it out. hope it makes it clearer :)

2007-05-20 13:17:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

Did you feel like you didn't really feel valid without approval from someone else? And, have you found a way to accept your self without needing others? What lead you to realize who you are, and that you had intrinsic self-worth?

2007-05-20 13:16:53 · 7 answers · asked by martin h 6 in Psychology

Recently, I had a job offer that was more money (25% + more)and promotion. Because of greed of getting more money than the original offer, I held back. Because of my mistake, the deal fell through and the employer hired someone else. This has been really bothering me. It has been nearly two months now and I can't get past this. I cannot even focus on my current job and my family. I don't know what to do. I feel like I missed out and it's bothering me beyond words. I have never felt like this before. Call it crazy, but I sometimes even get to tears. Help! How can I overcome this? How would you rank this in terms of a regretful life event? Thank you for your help.

2007-05-20 13:11:26 · 10 answers · asked by Hurting 1 in Psychology

i've been with my girlfriend for about 1 year. i just have this problem. she has a kind of "wall". she doesn't trust people even though she has known them her entire life. she even doesn't tell me things sometimes. i try to be compleatly understanding with this and i'm really patient. she really wants to "break down her wall" and wants me to help. i don't really know exactly how to do that. how can i do that?

2007-05-20 12:57:39 · 9 answers · asked by double you tee ef (the answerer) 3 in Psychology