Social Science - 7 August 2007

I believe that eye-contact is invasive. I avoid making eye contact with people until I feel "connected" to them on some level. I think it's an issue of power and those that stare at my eyes are almost "stealing" from me; crossing over a boundary. I know it sounds odd, but in other cultures it isnt that uncommon. I live in the U.S. and people think that i'm creepy or very nervous when I wont look them in the eye.

2007-08-07 23:31:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

for debate with traditional family

2007-08-07 23:29:44 · 12 answers · asked by mieza 1 in Anthropology

financially have to stay become you dont have anything wiating for you back to your country...

2007-08-07 22:10:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-08-07 21:42:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

I know they say to do what makes you happy. But when you are 41, married, with two kids and a mortgage, it’s kinda hard to just go out and find what makes you happy AND put food on the table. Like I said, I’m 41 and still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up! (You know what I mean). I just feel like I can’t find my happy. I love my wife and my family with all my heart but I am not at all happy with my profession (industrial). Can anyone help?

2007-08-07 21:29:17 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Social Science

I'm shy at asking permission from the players there in my school if I could join their trainings. Maybe a reason for this is because I'm not so good at soccer. One time, I was close to joining, I have my sports attire on, then when I went there, I'm having second thoughts. I'm nervous at asking some of the players there because they all are good. Then after all of that, I decided just to leave. This made my self-esteem worse. Being not at all good at this sport is not the problem because I know that I can improve. The problem really is how I can initiate and ask the players there to let me join. How could I overcome this shyness?

2007-08-07 20:41:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-08-07 20:33:17 · 4 answers · asked by Michi 2 in Other - Social Science

Why? I mean it could be in french or english or german. Didnt french and austrians write opera themselves? Mozart was austrian...i just saw Amadeus and now im curious about some things. What is opera or opus anyway?
When did powdered wig fashion die out and why?
Was Salieri really a "madman."
What is Don Giovanni about? What is a requiem?
Why am i, an agnostic, so interesting in catholicism now anyway? For some strange reason, im attracted to catholics...Were the austrians catholic or prostestant?
I wonder what being a priest is like, im takeing confessions when Casanova comes to me...Catholicism sure seems like an outrageous religion to be in. The scandals, the horror, the myths, the legends, the comedy, the romance, the satires, the drama. Sometimes i feel left out because i wasnt born a catholic lol, but who wants to be a slave to religion. Its like being in 2 dimensions when you could be in 3.

2007-08-07 20:25:57 · 8 answers · asked by JN 3 in Other - Social Science

2007-08-07 20:10:31 · 15 answers · asked by JEAN SHANE 1 in Gender Studies

2007-08-07 19:34:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

than for women.”
True or False? Why or Why Not?

'i.e., failure to conform to gender role norms or expectations tends to be punished more in men than in women' McCreary, D. R. (1994). 'The male role and avoiding
femininity'. Sex Roles, 31, 517–531.

Paraphrased at:
http://www.menshealth.org/code/PMM2005A.PDF

He's referring to "social pressures" - the pressures put on by the expectations of society.

2007-08-07 19:28:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

This will be my first REALLY serious interview with HR though I work now as an accountant, I got this job fast and easy for some reasons, this doesn't matter now.
I starting to feel a bit nervous and I know this feeling is going to progress as time is coming to the interview day. I dont ask you to tell me how to calm down, what I want to ask is how do you interact with the feeling of nervousness at interview to reduce it to the minimum. thanks

2007-08-07 19:14:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Everything will be going great and just all of the sudden I will think negative thoughts and make myself feel bad. It's like I can't let myself be happy. Then I notice that I dwell on the negativity for a long time afterwards. I'm not a mean or bad or immoral person. I don't know why I'm like this. Do I have a mental problem?? How do I make myself feel/think more positively?

2007-08-07 18:59:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I have a whole lot on my plate right now.
I'm 16. And today I went to try and get my permit - once again I failed, so I failed 3 times so far - and I need to get my permit.

I need a job. No ones hiring. I need a job. I need money.

I'm not doing to well in school right now. Extremley bad.

I'm trying to lose weight. And yeah.

I'm just really sad, I have a whole bunch of stuff on my plate.

Stressed or Depressed? And can you help me cure it, in any way? please. god bless!

2007-08-07 18:57:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-07 18:52:11 · 11 answers · asked by Grang 3 in Psychology

2007-08-07 18:28:00 · 1 answers · asked by Ariel 128 5 in Psychology

I had a dream I was in the bed and there was a white or really light yellow snake trying to get me but it never did...I just laid there I didn't fight or move if I recal correctly...Any takers that know what they are talking about...also I sometimes have something weird happen to me when I sleep...I can't move or speak but am really frightened...how can I make it stop...?

2007-08-07 18:18:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

live life everyday blaming other people for your mistakes?

2007-08-07 18:17:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-07 18:12:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Unexplainable, you just have this aweful feeling? Even though you might have lots of good friends and a wonderful family?

2007-08-07 16:07:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Hi, i am an international student from south america. im in high school taking IB Economics HL... is it possible to calculate if the production and consumption of something is socially efficient???... if it is: what is it that i need???

THANKS!!!

Ps: if you have further ideas for an essay to turn in next week (it should be about a topic given in IB ECON HL and shoud imply an investigation).. please list them!! THANKS

2007-08-07 16:01:26 · 4 answers · asked by Q&A 3 in Economics

i hate myself. everything about myself makes me want to die. how i look, talk, handle things
and espescially my past (its pretty ****** up, trust me)
i'm 14, 5'10' (tall, i know) and a recovering anorexic/cutter, i've been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and i'm homeschooled because of it, i'm going back soon tho. anyways i just hate myself. on my bad days, these usually happen once, twice, maybe three times a week, i totally fall apart over it. i hate myself all the time but on these days its the worst. i gained ALOT of weight (due to being on a new anti depressant, zyprexa.. its the worst ******* thing that ever happend to me!) after being discharged from hospital, so i went from 136 to 175 lbs, and i'm 162 now.. it wont come off. i've been off of zyprexa for atleast 2 - 3 months now and i'm not eating much, exercising as much as possible and taking some weight loss pills.
this is me
http://i16.tinypic.com/4tftoir.jpg
be as judgemental as you wish. and i kno my hair sucks

2007-08-07 15:55:29 · 9 answers · asked by me (: 1 in Psychology

Okay I was thinking in terms of percents oh like this what percent of those top 1% of the wealthiest people does it come from in terms of percent like 30% INVESTORS 30% ENTREPRENEURS and 40% INHERITANCE (THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE) SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? Also the quote below may be true it comes from the movie WAL-STREET GORDON GHEKKO says that is seems try and how some investors like him are very rich but they are not ENTREPRENEURS they don't provide they OWN OPINIONS?

The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own

2007-08-07 15:54:33 · 4 answers · asked by Programmer 3 in Economics

Mine is I wish I had a smaller chest.

2007-08-07 15:44:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-07 15:41:31 · 13 answers · asked by Flynn 7 in Psychology

2007-08-07 15:03:51 · 4 answers · asked by nanna 5 in Psychology

I'm really nervous and scared even though I do the things that increase my anxiety so it's not like I am totally avoiding it. It's just so embarassing. I wish I could be calm and confident.

2007-08-07 14:44:14 · 7 answers · asked by Eva Selena 2 in Psychology

2007-08-07 14:39:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Or are you just trying to sit on the politically correct band wagon of society?

2007-08-07 13:57:34 · 22 answers · asked by wonkyfella 5 in Sociology

Original opinions would be great, thanks

2007-08-07 13:43:59 · 19 answers · asked by Julie 2 in Anthropology