Social Science - 28 November 2007

sometimes i find myself just..detaching sort of, from any sort of emotion, which is extremely useful at times because i can deal with problems without getting emotional about it, its just like i can switch them off sometimes.. is this normal?? its just worrying me because sometimes i find myself able to think about things that should cause me extreme discomfort, but if im in the "detached emotion" stage, they dont.. im not heartless or anything, but is this normal?
this doesnt happen itself, it usually happens because i want it to, like a switch, can this harm me in anyway, psychologically/physically etc?
thanks..

2007-11-28 08:32:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

For example: Telephone, Cable Television, Oil, Electricity, water, property tax, and real estate.

2007-11-28 08:29:46 · 2 answers · asked by steve27 1 in Economics

If you could only pick ONE THING that would make you completly happy or completly satisfied with your life before you died what would it be?

2007-11-28 08:29:35 · 8 answers · asked by RCPD Expl. Captain Beckner 5 in Psychology

- Those individuals are mentally sick so (chemically) castrating them will not make a difference.
- Steroids can replace their natural testosterone production.
- Punishments have to be equal regardless of gender. Do you propose we cut open women and remove their ovaries?
- What if it is later found the punished was innocent?

2007-11-28 08:23:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

What can we do to fight back against the bloated money hungry international bankers who steal money from the working class?

2007-11-28 08:23:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Last night I had a dream that my man and I were driving on the freeway, and we turned off on an exit...not ours, but something made us turn off. Then, all the other cars were going to the same place, so we followed. Everyone got out of their cars and ran up to a house. Turns out, a little boy was hanging off the balcony and his dad caught him by his arm. My man and I (I was holding my 1-year-old, too) walked closer, like everyone else, hoping to help get the boy down. When I approached him, this boy (about 10 or 12 years old) had tears literally pouring down his face and he screamed, "I'M THE LAST ONE!" His father wasn't SAVING him, his father was KILLING all his kids, and he was the last one. When I realized this father was crazy, my man and I began to run back to our car, and we heard the boy's neck break behind us. We got in our car, and the father began chasing US with a gun. He was talking to my man, trying to get him to fight, but he started the car and got us out of there. WOW!

2007-11-28 08:20:23 · 1 answers · asked by lkjgfyfukh 4 in Dream Interpretation

Why do some people slit their wrists and cause self harm? I don’t understand why they do it? Does it give them some sort of self relief?

2007-11-28 08:16:56 · 29 answers · asked by *Catalan Boy* 4 in Psychology

I find it really hard to remember some stuff especially at work any tips to improve this?

2007-11-28 08:16:34 · 8 answers · asked by Perfectwings 3 in Psychology

Why or why not?

2007-11-28 08:09:29 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

i.e. you get into a car accident thanks to a drunk driver and lose both your legs; some guy shoots you in the face during a bank robbery; your doctor gives you MRSA, etc.

2007-11-28 08:02:14 · 20 answers · asked by mutterhals 3 in Gender Studies

What does the diagram look like?

if it is inelastic is it perfectly inelastic of only a bit

2007-11-28 07:58:52 · 4 answers · asked by ed b 2 in Economics

A normal healthy woman is 25% body fat. Nevertheless, what are desirable are semi starvation diets, liposuction, tummy tucks, emaciated super models, size zero actresses, anorexia, and bulimia. So, a normal healthy woman’s body becomes operable. Before all this became popular, corsets were used to bind a woman’s waist to a disproportionately tiny shape.

Normal healthy women’s breasts come in all different shapes and sizes, and skin color colors, normally one breast larger than the other, they drop as she ages and breast feeds, and they are highly erotically sensitive. However, what are desirable are surgical breast implants. Big, round, hard, desensitized, fake breasts. So, a normal healthy woman’s body again becomes operable. (Before surgery, bras were advertised to mold imperfect breasts into a perfectly shaped healthy breast. You have heard of Maidenform right?)

2007-11-28 07:43:46 · 16 answers · asked by kj 3 in Gender Studies

Ok, I am all for free expression, but I don't want to hear about how cruel I am or how people's rights matter. Be reminded of Mark Twain's quote, "Of all the creatures that were made, man is the most detestable. Of the entire brood he is the only one--the solitary one--that possesses malice. That is the basest of all instincts, passions, vices--the most hateful. He is the only creature that has pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. Also--in all the list he is the only creature that has a nasty mind." and tell me he isn't right. Don't get me wrong, I like certain people, just not our species in general. In the end, we are all animals so my questions is this...

If people can take an animal that has been aggressive towards humans and shoot it without further incident, why can't we do that to people? You don't see anybody shooting the animal because it harmed something other than a human. If an animal attacked someone I was close to or even myself, I wouldn't want it put down.

2007-11-28 07:41:11 · 7 answers · asked by fire_n_ice723 3 in Sociology

"That some men rape provides a sufficient threat to keep all women in a constant state of intimidation...[of all men]"

2007-11-28 07:39:31 · 24 answers · asked by Devil's Advocette 5 in Gender Studies

2007-11-28 07:23:24 · 1 answers · asked by -Gracie- 1 in Economics

keep dreaming the same dream for 3 weks now i have had a dream where i lose my bag and the emphisis is always on the loss of the purse with all my cash and cards it never ihappens in the same place but always the same dream and i always wake up before i can see if i can find out what happened to it feeling quite distressed does anyone know what it could mean thanks

2007-11-28 07:11:49 · 8 answers · asked by Stevie 2 in Dream Interpretation

It seems that when an animal is hurt or killed (in real life or just tv or a story) i get really upset and physically sick from being upset, yet when a human is hurt or killed (in real life or just tv or a story) i don't feel all that sad.

even in family. my nan died and i knew i should have felt really upset but i couldn't. i tried to think of all the good times but i was only really upset for a couple of weeks.

when my cat died i was inconsolable. every time i think of the little furball i can't stop my eyes from welling up. i just don't get that with people.

even in stories one dead animal sets me off for about an hour, but not a huiman (unless i really like the character)

is there something wrong with me? i mentioned it earlier and got a few dirty looks. do i have a bad mind?

2007-11-28 07:02:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-11-28 06:58:01 · 21 answers · asked by mutterhals 3 in Gender Studies

2007-11-28 06:50:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

I have a problem. I tell myself bad things about myself and end up making myself believe them. Things such as Im fat and ugly. I wish I could be as pretty as all the other girls. And a lot of really other insecure things. How do I stop this. I just cant. Its too hard. And then when I get yelled at, I just get down even more and tell myself im not worth living and its not worth it. How do I stop this!?!? Its so hard to break this habit!

2007-11-28 06:39:57 · 5 answers · asked by ashley (: 2 in Psychology

What social changes are occurring that would help you achieve your goals and what changes will make it more difficult for you?

I have this question as well. Please help me out. Thank you!

2007-11-28 06:19:25 · 2 answers · asked by Asian Girl 1 in Sociology

My husband cheated on me with one of his coworkers. This happened more than a year ago, but I'm still hurt, and my heart is filled with anger and hate...not towards him, but towards her. I got over the anger I had for him thanks to his constant efforts to make things better. He admitted his mistake and has done every possible thing to regain my love and my trust. That woman, on the other hand, did nothing but to insult me and tease me whenever I'd see her. I haven't seen her in a long time, since she got fired from her job, but I still feel terrible hate for her, and the only reason why I want to get rid of this feeling is because she doesn't deserve any of my time or emotions. BTW, they cheated while I was grieving my father...I guess that just made things easier for them. Please help me recover my sanity. I'll do anything to forget this nightmare.

2007-11-28 05:59:46 · 14 answers · asked by sandrichi 1 in Psychology

Iv heard it is possible but i dont understand it - bare with me im blonde =]

2007-11-28 05:47:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

stopped?

2007-11-28 05:42:26 · 18 answers · asked by brady m 2 in Gender Studies

get so many friends, well loved, sociable, popular and well liked...but then its not my personality and prefer to be alone most of the time, but when i see pictures of people so happy together i get envious...is this wrong? what is the best way to do??

2007-11-28 05:30:53 · 23 answers · asked by vincent m 2 in Psychology

2007-11-28 05:26:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-11-28 05:25:15 · 38 answers · asked by Marguerite 7 in Gender Studies

I find it interesting that most men responded that they would not only be comfortable with a woman paying for their date, but would encourage the practice. Since this is something that would have been all-but unthinkable a mere 50 years ago, I would attribute this (from personal opinion) to feminism's affect on increased independence among women. And yet, most women responded that they would not only be OK with, but would prefer a man to pay at least most of the time.

So if feminism ultimately turned guys into ungentlemanly deadbeats (an unverified connection, but a claim that I will suggest), and yet women still feel an innate desire to be taken care of (another unverified claim that I will suggest), hasn't feminism unjustly affected women in this regard in that it has deprived them of something they seem to want while, in fact, giving men what they want instead?

2007-11-28 05:20:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

I am always moody and quite rude to my family but I can never find anything positive in my life. I feel really depressed and low.

2007-11-28 05:18:00 · 17 answers · asked by Rainbowsssss 4 in Psychology

It seems like most women welcome men paying for their date, but I for one can't stand it. What do you other men think?

2007-11-28 05:08:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies