Social Science - 23 September 2007

So women are finally finding equality. Well.. in some countries at least.. but has it made a positive difference or are we still somewhere along the line towards "redemption and equality"?

It was reported just today that in 5 major citys in America, women junior recruits are being paid on average 17% salary than their male counterparts. This includes New York, Chicago and a few other major cities. A good thing??

Socially, women are enjoying much greater freedoms, owning property having independent lives, travelling and choosing their direction in life... but is that the case for all women or just the lucky "rich kid" types..

Socially, the ills.. highest divorce rates in history, highest levels of sexually transmitted diseases in history, record levels of youth suicide and teen pregnancy.. not to mention bastardry (children raised without fathers- 70% likley to have unstable lives)..

So are things better???

2007-09-23 17:14:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

And if you disagree, how would you revise or amend?

(Trying again because I presented the question poorly before)

"Feminism" names a family of ideologies (in the non-pejorative sense of systematic ways of describing the social world) united by the belief that cultural. social, political, and economic phenomena and institutions are best understood in terms of their functional role in creating, perpetuating, or sustaining social, political, and economic inequalities; that these inequalities are systematically at the expense of women; and that these institutions need to be reformed to rectify these inequalities.

2007-09-23 17:10:57 · 11 answers · asked by Gnu Diddy! 5 in Gender Studies

2007-09-23 17:06:31 · 4 answers · asked by jOEmaniac 1 in Economics

Or is this just a myth of cinema, just like that elephants are afraid of mice?

By the way, how would you, men, feel if a woman started screaming when she saw you naked?

2007-09-23 17:04:59 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-09-23 17:04:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

.. and you were absolutely 100% convinced that it was Monday (maybe because you KNOW you went to church the day before for example).. BUT everyone else insisted it was Saturday (i.e. news casters, newspapers, friends and family etc)...

what would you believe? Would you trust your own mind or would you go with the majority?

2007-09-23 17:00:26 · 12 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Psychology

England and scotland both produce scones and sweaters. suppose that an english worker. suppose that an english worker can produce 50 scones per hour or 1 sweater per hour. Suppose that a Scottish woorker can produce 40 scones per hour or 2 sweaters per hour.

2007-09-23 16:58:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

I am trying to cut ties with an ex of mine, and it's hard. Well tonight he took it really hard and threatened to kill himself and said "Tell my dad I love him", ect.

Well..I felt like I had no choice but to take the bait so I calmed him down and told him we can work on it (which is a lie, I want nothing to do with him)..this is not the first time he has done this when we were together we would have an occasional explosive argument and he would threaten to hurt himself.

I'm so pissed that I have to play along tonight, but I don't want to risk it in case he actually will hurt himself. This is a red flag, is it not?

2007-09-23 16:52:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Many markets - esp. media-related markets such as magazines, newspapers, websites, tv channels etc. have fragmented and are increasingly catering to niche audiences.

Other markets - banks, steel, enterprise software etc. have consolidated over time.

Can an economist or some financial expert point me to the fundamental forces in play that determine whether a market will fragment or consolidate over time ?

2007-09-23 16:49:35 · 1 answers · asked by Shamik S 1 in Economics

OK some reason i don't know why. i was deboneing a turkey.. not any turkey. a thank giving turkey. the turkey was like well done light golden brown. i was in my cooking room.
what does it mean?! i never had any thing like this?
HELP!? i don't dream about food know that much

2007-09-23 16:48:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

Ive had this dream fairly often.
I am in school, I am trying to read and write..you cant in your sleep and it confuses me..I go to the cafeteria and I screw up lunch some how. Then i am back in class with the teacher standing over me yelling at me for something..(I am deaf and I dont hear in my dreams). I get really upsetg but then I realize I am 51 years old and dont need this cvrap and leave.
Once is fine but I am having this dream fairly often

2007-09-23 16:41:35 · 6 answers · asked by eddie9551 5 in Dream Interpretation

We often discuss how many feminists have led us to the feminization of America, and have done a great deal of feminizing boys as they grow up.

Many feminists argue that there are no inherent differences between men and women, and that gender is just a "social construct". Anyone with common sense knows this is a politically-correct lie.

Many feminists advocate that men should strongly embrace femininity, and women should strongly embrace masculinity.

I've provided three pictures of a gentleman doing an honest job of loading pallets on to a truck. He was just going about his business, doing the normal routine of his work. Men that drive trucks or work with trucks is traditionally viewed as being a "masculine" occupation.

Is this a feminist's dream of how men should look...?

http://i3.tinypic.com/4z1fkat.jpg

2007-09-23 16:37:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

I am this way, and even though I'm very nice and have excellent manners, I don't see any sort of personality beyond that.

2007-09-23 15:50:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

2007-09-23 15:47:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

Most of you know what we are up against.

- Only 43% of college students
- Live 6 years less on average
- Despite this very little activism for our health
- Child custody only about 7% of the time
- Demonized in the media
- Much more

These are problems that many people don't know about so spreading the word is key. How are you going to do that?

2007-09-23 15:37:58 · 12 answers · asked by Chuckwalla 3 in Gender Studies

Who wants to end the suffrage of women around the world? Sign up if you're with me!

2007-09-23 15:31:03 · 13 answers · asked by JavaGirl ~AM~ 4 in Gender Studies

Would it be a turn-on, a turn-off or doesn't it matter?

2007-09-23 15:28:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-09-23 15:23:53 · 13 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1 in Psychology

by the law when it comes to gaining custody. I read this a lot on this forum and one of my best friends had to fight hard to gain custody of his child. I'm not familiar with laws & don't have personal experience. I feel passionately about both parents being involved, so I don't understand why a father has to struggle to be allowed to be a father. Please give me specifics of flaws in the law/system.

Please refrain from attacking the ideology of feminism that stands for EQUAL RIGHTS, no more, no less--and by attacking equal rights, you can't argue men's rights. I'm interested in an honest dialogue and solutions, not finger pointing.

2007-09-23 15:01:24 · 13 answers · asked by Lioness 6 in Gender Studies

When somebody else has a problem, I'm always trying to feel compassionate, but I can't. I'm always looking at myself in the mirror. I imagine lots of interviews by reporters and other people about my life. And I'm not even very confident.

2007-09-23 15:01:16 · 22 answers · asked by omygosh 4 in Psychology

Shows like jackass, dirty sanchez, wild boyz, balls of steel, viva la bam and the dudesons. First question - in a feminists’ eyes do they stereotype us all
Second Question - bad influence on boys? As if the “don’t try this at home” will work they are dumbing boys down and yeah I know of several boys under the age of 10 wanting to try this stuff whilst their parents are off drinking and gambling… why aren’t any of you trying to remove these shows from television if your all for equality, it’s a really bad influence on kids. And yeah, I have been trying to remove these shows but have been unsuccessful as I am a minority.

2007-09-23 14:59:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

The two different aspects of yourself Aspect A yes I can do this and Aspect B..you find a reason that you can not do this when you can??? So how can you bring your two aspects of yourself together???

2007-09-23 14:59:16 · 16 answers · asked by Rita 6 in Psychology

2007-09-23 14:54:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-09-23 14:50:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-09-23 14:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6 in Dream Interpretation

I am in Part 2 of a book I am reading known as/called The Child with Special Needs" ! I have even heard the term "reverse psychology" before but don't know what the definition of the term "reverse psychology"is! Can somebody please help me??

PS I am a special needs young man mysaelf with cerebral palsy on my right side! I just thought I'd put that in!

2007-09-23 14:48:36 · 10 answers · asked by michael_kleman2003 2 in Psychology

I have a close uncle who passed he comitted suicide, and i had a dream of him last night laying in a casket tossing and turning i need help can someone PLEASE tell me what this means?

2007-09-23 14:41:07 · 9 answers · asked by angellove 1 in Dream Interpretation

2007-09-23 14:39:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

...Drake Bell every single night?! The really crazy part is that every night it's a different dream, but he is always in it....and he and I always are on some really crazy and/or wacky adventures....and every single time, we fall in love......it's weird, not that I don't like it....but I'd just like to know the "why!!!" factor of it....
Like just last night for instance...I dreamt I was Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice and Drake was Mr. Darcy.....is that strange? or am I just being normal???
Okay...I might have the teensiest obsessive crush on him...(grins sheepishly)

2007-09-23 14:37:31 · 3 answers · asked by converse_girl91 3 in Dream Interpretation

ok so my dream was that the boy on my bus who i've been flirting with and talking to so he had my cell fone and texted "well, it looks like we are shining aren't we? " and he said something else but i forget it so then he handed the fone to me so i could read it. and i was smiling and so was he. and so he was sitting next to me on the bus and he was leaning his head on to the seat in front of us and he was looking and smiling at me. with his usual smile but it seemed more happy. and i was so happy too. it felt like we had just started going out or something. i don't know and o ya before he handed me the fone some one that was walking by us to go sit down had said something but i didn't hear it and the boy sitting next to , matt, was looking back at him and smiling but not as happy as when he was looking at me. so what does this mean? fyi:i've had dreams that have come true before like dayshavoo. so is this another dream that is going to happen in real life? or do i just want it tohelp!

2007-09-23 14:32:29 · 13 answers · asked by morg 2 in Dream Interpretation