Social Science - 3 September 2007

I usually don't look too much into "The meaning of dreams", but I thought I would just see what other people think of this:

I seem to have a lot of weird dreams about public bathrooms. When I walk into a public bathroom in my dreams, there is always a "secret passageway", usually in the last stall that leads to some other place. Sometimes to another bathroom, sometimes to a broken-down industrial area, sometimes to a forest, or a number of other odd places. One time I dreamed I was in the mall and I walked into the womens' bathroom. There was an escalator that lead to a whole other mall restricted only to women!

I dunno, I'm thinking I need to go to the bathroom when I'm asleep and that's why it happens. Other opinions? Easy 10 points for an interesting answer.

2007-09-03 18:26:50 · 6 answers · asked by TheHonorableReese 6 in Dream Interpretation

Do the actions of the majority of women, encourage or discourage the majority of men to be supportive of equality for women?

2007-09-03 18:20:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

If u r being repeatedly sexually assualted like fondling, oral sex & even penetration sex while u r in sleep forcely by trusted family female members & if u go 2 any authority like child help line or anybody else, they want u 2 prove ur each & every statement by urself only. Specialy when u r disbelieved only coz u r a boy(late teen) & abusers r trusted family female members(like 'younger mom', sister etc.) who r incredibly violent as well! Even in case of injuries u r asked 2 prove that it is done by family members, when a 3rd party eye witness is absent & u do have a life threat from ur own family & d abusers r trying hard to keep an eye on ur every move & when u r scared enough that half of ur life has been fetched away, having nobody's support but don't wish to be anybody's entertainment center, ur friends in d same area have been threaten 2 leave u else 2 face extreme reactions, ur neighbours have been betrayed against u by ur family members that 'u r a bad boy', rowdy, vagrant, idle etc. 'deserve whatever is done with u', since ur family members on their own tell their sexual adventures. They even pretend 2 be physicially abused by u by showing false injuries 2 neighbours REPEATEDLY from a long time. So d neighbours r against u, taking ur abuse as their entertainment instead to help u in order 2 isolate ur any cry 4 help. Nowadays ur family members r telling ur neighbours that u r writing a suicideal note, their names included in order 2 blow up everybody against u. So d neighbours r planing 2 murder u or trying 2 file a fake police complaint that u have raped ur family members or something like that. If anybody outsider (child help line or anybody else) comes 2 rescue u, ur family members disbeliev u by simply telling u r mentally ill & they have done nothing wrong & d outsider believes them too & then starts asking u same stupid Q? repeatedly like "would ever any trusted family members do so?", " why u r being targeted?", "what they r doing with u?","how could it be possible?","why u want to stop it?"etc. Which makes no sense & u have no more explanation 4 it. So putting hidden tiny video cameras is d only option available. I live in Mumbai, India, if anybody of u, who r in power to help me 2 get 1, please contact me immediately. I shall be grateful to u OR does suicide is d only option available 4 me? Coz situation seems 2 be getting out of control.

2007-09-03 18:19:35 · 15 answers · asked by shakalakasan 2 in Psychology

"… women who build their identity soley around family are rumination-prone" because they've got all of their self-esteem and social support in one basket… helping them to develop multiple sources of gratification and social support can be helpful buffers against stressful events in any one of those domains."

‘rumination’ definition:
Negative cyclic thinking, persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding which usually leads to stubborn, serious major depressive disorder (MDD).

‘Probing the depression-rumination cycle’
http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov05/cycle.html

2007-09-03 18:13:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

A whole group of people were taking hostages in wal mart. Killing some and using the others as hostages. He shot me in the head. After I went down he saw I didnt die so he shot me again yet I kept staying alive. He kept shooting me in the head and in my back. I was just lying there on the floor staying alive the whole time. More and more bullets going in me.

2007-09-03 17:53:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

2007-09-03 17:23:42 · 2 answers · asked by nidhi n 1 in Economics

no one really cears about them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-03 17:10:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-09-03 17:07:19 · 5 answers · asked by Yellowstonedogs 7 in Psychology

2007-09-03 16:33:47 · 2 answers · asked by zitro_divad 2 in Anthropology

My BF wants to do oral on me, I REALLY want him to but I'm afraid of how it'll look "down there" ...where you pee (girl part) what color is normal? pinkish or darkish brownish?? I'm not talking about the vagina... I just want to know if I'm normal lol!

2007-09-03 16:10:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

I'm thinking of going into Anthropology at McMaster University and was wondering if it is worth it, are there jobs afterward and can i make a decent living? i already know i like it i just need to know if i can support myself.

2007-09-03 16:07:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Anthropology

I'm asking this question, because I notice men on average score significantly higher than women on SAT exams.

This is both on Math as well as Verbal. I find that especially surprising since people claim that women are supposed to have better verbal skills than men. Yet, men outshine women in the verbal department as well.

View this graph:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SAT_by_sex.png

This is all despite the fact that society focuses on girls furthering their education, and tends to ignore boys in comparison. This is all despite the fact that boys on average study less hours and attend classes less frequently than girls. This is all despite the fact that more boys drop out of high school than girls. So why do men score higher when intelligence is measured?

The same for men doing better than women on SAT exams is true for IQ tests -- men on average score higher than women on IQ exams. More men score in the "genius" category than women.

Why is this?

2007-09-03 16:01:22 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Is human intuition a spiritual awakening? Is it a third-eye awakening? Or is it just your mind seeing past the data the eye sends to the brain? I just want to know for sure, even if there is no official answer. I want to know what you think.

2007-09-03 15:29:15 · 7 answers · asked by Dreamer 1 in Psychology

I used to focus my life one the people in it. In time I have lost the people I care anything about. (i am 21) I have found that I am truly indifferent to death. I put myself in extremely dangerous situations and do not care. I have come extremely close to dieing more then once, and I do not care. I have no fear of death, only of injury and life. Do you think it is wrong to be indifferent to death? I am not suicidal, I just do not care about life.

2007-09-03 15:23:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I've always been somewhat co-depenent, and I'm not really
sure how to change or do things differently. I'm a lot better about doing for everyone else and not so great at taking care of myself. I grew up in a violent alcoholic home.
I'm trying to better myself - I'm a 45 year old man, widower, no kids.

2007-09-03 15:08:22 · 4 answers · asked by art_flood 4 in Psychology

2007-09-03 15:04:43 · 18 answers · asked by hula wabbit 6 in Psychology

I started using drugs when i was 15, used untill i was 23, quit for 3 years, then recently started experimenting again.
The 3 years i was clean were extremly lame with me sitting around not having anything to do, feeling like an extremly hugh loser.
I dont understand how some people are happy seemingly all the time naturaly.
when i am not on some type of drug, i am shy self conscious and worry all too much.
Was i just doomed to a shitty set of brain chemicals.

2007-09-03 15:04:36 · 12 answers · asked by ohmyhead69 1 in Psychology

how does it impact friends or family

2007-09-03 14:59:40 · 3 answers · asked by Nora 7 in Psychology

I had a dream last night and I dont remember my dream, but I do remember a word being said repeatedly: Equinox
I think in my dream i was repeating it over and over and over and over, as if to remember it...
Does anyone know what it could mean??


I looked on wikipedia and it says that it occurs twice a year, and its when the sun is directly over the equator and there is equal daylight and night time.
The next one is on Sept. 22....
Just so you know, i never use this word! This word is not in my vocabulary and also, I dont remember reading it or hearing it anywhere so this has got me alerted...

2007-09-03 14:57:33 · 4 answers · asked by Cookie 3 in Dream Interpretation

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2007-09-03 14:55:03 · 6 answers · asked by niceguy185 3 in Economics

...especially the new ones.

2007-09-03 14:54:56 · 11 answers · asked by leighn 3 in Psychology

2007-09-03 14:44:39 · 6 answers · asked by That Guy 1 in Psychology

my wife is bi and has a gf on the net that she chats with. This woman is planning to move near us. We have two girls and we are both living with disabilities. We live with my wife's disabled dad who controls everything.. He disapproves of her behavior and has threatened to cut the cable for the net....(my wife and i pay for it) He has turned her family against her.. her sister who is holy roller has condemned us to hell for this. This sister own the house we live in, and told us today that we can't us the computer for this sinful thing. What is your reaction?
Just for your information my wife is bipolar and her therapist wants her to make moves that are made by my wife. Rational therapy.

2007-09-03 14:44:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

What could I use to write about group counseling in a reflection paper. Characteristics, profession,? Please help have to write a paper and I am stumped.

2007-09-03 14:42:12 · 1 answers · asked by spaew 2 in Psychology

2007-09-03 14:33:38 · 13 answers · asked by Lord of Chaos 4 in Psychology

There an individual I never wanted to get involved with and hated every time I had to spend time with after the first time. I felt I had to get involved with this individual for several reasons.

Can't mention here. But what has me curious is he's making the same moves on another individual and it's affecting me. The other individual doesn't pose a physical or attracted problem for me. However, I find myself wanting to warn the other individual or turn the person in I hate so much.

2007-09-03 14:31:26 · 6 answers · asked by Coca C 1 in Psychology

These hicks are idiots sometimes.....racist too I've noticed.. most of them haven't even ventured from that junky state of theirs.

2007-09-03 14:21:17 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

why is it significant that economic is not a laboratory science? What problems may be involved in deriving and applying economic principles?

2007-09-03 14:19:32 · 6 answers · asked by treehugger 1 in Economics

It's for a written assignmet in my psychology class, and I need to find an article describing an experiment.

2007-09-03 14:18:31 · 5 answers · asked by Snoopy 1 in Psychology

I have had surgery on my testicles, and everyone knows that, so in middle school i would sometimes go through teasing, it was ok but i dont want to be teased anymore

How can i stop this teasing?

p.s. and would this hurt my chances of getting a girl friend?

2007-09-03 14:02:49 · 6 answers · asked by banmeyouloser 2 in Psychology