Social Science - 14 December 2007

2007-12-14 15:56:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

is it genetic? an evolutionary survival trait? is it culture based? I'm not saying everyone is afraid of all change, but as a general rule I think it's typical for most people to resist major changes to their lives, whether good or bad, at least at first. why is this?

2007-12-14 15:49:26 · 12 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Psychology

And not someone who has a severe physical defect, or purple hair, just an average person passing by in the mall.

2007-12-14 15:48:29 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-12-14 15:45:32 · 15 answers · asked by ceso! 1 in Psychology

I think my full time, 48hour per week, low paying, job is horrible in every aspect. If I get a good score on the exam in May of 2008 then I will open up the door for a better job!

I dreamed about getting a good score on the exam. What does that mean?

2007-12-14 15:34:50 · 6 answers · asked by robert f 1 in Dream Interpretation

Ok so my friend had a dream about an old friend of ourse from Job Corps... she said, "i was in some park and i was walking and some woman said excuse me and i looked at her and then she said do you remember me and the woman was" a friend of ours, and that, "i know and i said yes youre" our friend "and then she said can i have a hug, and man was she in bad shape, she looked like 50 and she was walking with a cane and she asked me how i remembered her and then i woke up and i said to myself WHAT THE ****?" I told her maybe she needs our help but the thing of it is we don't know where she is and we tried myspace and a few other places but to no avail. If anyone knows what this dream could possibly mean, then please let me know so I can tell her!

2007-12-14 15:32:59 · 1 answers · asked by Brian Kinney 2 in Dream Interpretation

What do you think of this?

Sometimes I sleep with the tv on because I'll be laying there in the dark and sometimes I feel some sort of anxiety, especially if I start to think what if something happens in my sleep and I die...so I turn on the tv and turn it on low, it's comforting. Why would it be comforting to me?

2007-12-14 15:31:03 · 12 answers · asked by Southern Girl 4 in Psychology

I agree that due to the belief that women were weaker than men women could not vote, run for office, and get jobs in the past. However many feminists disagree that american men that time were more protective of women. For example never in history have women been included in the draft whereas males who were 18 and older were forced to go in vietnam and wars before that. Secondly the idea of executing a woman or charging and punishing a woman convicted of statutory rape was a taboo. Women defendants did not get the same kind of justice that male defendants did at that times and even now in the same.

2007-12-14 15:29:42 · 11 answers · asked by Scott 1 in Gender Studies

I have to do a research paper on that, I picked the topic, but I mostly need to know how to organize it and get some more literary sources. HELP PLEASE :!) Thanks so much!

2007-12-14 15:28:54 · 6 answers · asked by livvvvy 1 in Gender Studies

I know some people have some phobias like fear of dogs, snakes, spiders, I'm scared of fish (and my gf is scared of heights), etc. But isn't this weird? One of my best friends has a fear of "dead roses!" Isn't that weird?

2007-12-14 15:25:02 · 9 answers · asked by Chichiri 1 in Psychology

Sometimes when I'm with my friends, I don't talk because I'm afraid of being judged or made fun of. Even if it is in a joking kind of way. I also feel judged when someone says something about what I'm wearing. I try to think about how their opinion doesn't matter, but sometimes it gets to me. How can I deal with this?

2007-12-14 15:12:25 · 8 answers · asked by ♠Jay♠ 5 in Psychology

Why do some people laugh at certain things that others might not think is funny? I think if you're more intelligent than another, you'll be less likely to laugh at something so "obvious"...
Why do you think people laugh at different jokes or situations?

2007-12-14 15:02:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

you know what they say about smart people being the unhappiest..

2007-12-14 15:02:02 · 17 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Psychology

2007-12-14 14:52:37 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

2007-12-14 14:47:05 · 10 answers · asked by Kyle 1 in Psychology

find the answer is from a million years!

2007-12-14 14:44:50 · 2 answers · asked by Michael S 2 in Other - Social Science

I want to look hot so guys will want to date me. I think I have a good personality

(except I'm very hyper- but I'm working on that)

What Can I Do to look Hotter to guys??
http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x50/Blahboredom123/?action=view¤t=DSCF1806-1-1.jpg
(sorry for the scary look...)

2007-12-14 14:42:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Since I was about three or four, I constantly have had Deja Vu's / Precognitive dreams. It grew from one or two a year, to more recently two or three a week. The dreams fluctuate in vividness and importance greatly, it seems to be very random. One night, I could dream about taking a car ride the next day, and then be able to know what type of car is coming up behind me and even be able to recite the licence plate. Other times, I can just remember a few words to a conversation I had with someone. As I said before, my dreams are becoming increasingly vivid and are coming more often. I'm not sure what to do / belive anymore

2007-12-14 14:27:44 · 4 answers · asked by beretofthegreen 2 in Dream Interpretation

2007-12-14 14:27:16 · 17 answers · asked by bubble 1 in Gender Studies

2007-12-14 14:15:27 · 2 answers · asked by Discover-er 1 in Economics

2007-12-14 14:06:54 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

in your life ?

2007-12-14 14:01:09 · 17 answers · asked by ♥BEX♥ 7 in Psychology

British money? Is it because we are better ?

2007-12-14 13:35:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

do you ever just hang out and do stuff with you?
would you go to a movie with yourself?
go out to eat with yourself?
go shopping etc etc

how often?

is it healthy to want more time with myself than other people?

2007-12-14 13:22:17 · 9 answers · asked by daria 4 in Psychology

I think I'm not pretty at all and that this will hinder my love life terribly and limit my choice in men.
But all my friends lie and tell me I'm pretty. I posted my picture on here tons of times and people mainly said I'm pretty. But I cannot believe it. I have never had an ounce of self-esteem about my looks for about eight years.
I don't know how long it will take for the pain to go away and for self-esteem to emerge. I don't even know where to start since whenever I tell myself I'm pretty, I refuse to believe and lash out at my flaws (huge nose, ugly chin, no cheek bones, etc).
How can I help myself?
All my pics are in my previous questions.

2007-12-14 13:19:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

i came across this website that said alot of only child develop more mental problems then children with siblings....
im an only child & sometimes i feel like that! lol!
ever since i was little i use to talk to myself & still do till this day...literaly out loud. lol! i dont do it around other people but if im by myself i will.
but other than that i think im sumwhat normal...
what are some traits that you developed as being an only child??

2007-12-14 13:10:05 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-12-14 12:22:33 · 11 answers · asked by Akilesh - Internet Undertaker 7 in Psychology

Article from "Radio Free Europe": Self-Immolation By Women In Herat Continues At Alarming Rate: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/02/f287f1fb-4a6e-4a65-bf1c-d2d48e7e9a6f.html

Why is this happening? According to RFE: "Self-immolation by women in the western Afghan province of Herat continues to alarm officials and aid workers more than a year after a delegation from Kabul investigated the trend. The delegation determined that within just a few months, at least 52 women in the province had burned themselves to death -- often to escape an abusive marriage. Afghan doctors & officials say at least 184 woman brought to Herat's regional hospital are thought to have set themselves on fire during the past year -- and more than 60 have died as a result. The real number of self-immolation suicides & attempted suicides is likely to be even higher because only those brought to a hospital are being registered. Many Afghan institutions have little info about the rights of women."

2007-12-14 11:49:25 · 14 answers · asked by edith clarke 7 in Gender Studies

Check out the Sydney Morning Herald's article about the arrest of a second cyber-feminist in Iran: http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Parisbased-media-advocacy-group-slams-Iran-for-arrest-of-secondcyberfeminist/2007/12/06/1196812858000.html

What happened? "Iran has jailed a second feminist within two weeks, the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said, condemning the arrests and demanding the women's release. Iranian feminist Internet writer Jelveh Javaheri, who set up a website called We-Change that has been campaigning for women's rights in the Persian nation since 2005, was arrested this week in Tehran when she responded to a court summons.

"Javaheri is the second cyber-feminist to be arrested in two weeks on utterly vague charges," the press freedom organisation, known by its French initials RSF, said in a statement made available to the AP. "By harassing feminist activists, the regime wants to put a stop to these news and information websites".

2007-12-14 11:17:07 · 13 answers · asked by edith clarke 7 in Gender Studies

I'm just wondering because I had been paddled at different times through my childhood. I've really never considered myself gay. My I just left a certain distaste to anything macho. I just didn't like the feeling of being bullied. Worse yet, my school didn't do anything about bullies. You're just expected to ignore them. This just left me feeling different. Like I couldn't fit in. Plus I was also put into special ed. Even teachers could get away with bulling me. No one cared! How are you supposed to respect authority when you were abused by it?

So for years, I have had anxiety and depression issues. This also led me to be a bad procrastinator. Over time I joined the Mormon church, because they played right into these. Now, I'm out of the church because I couldn't stand the control. I feel like I've been forced into failure. Oh, did I mention that I've been to college twice without graduating because of anxiety. I have my HS diploma and that was hard enough. What do I do?

2007-12-14 11:14:13 · 2 answers · asked by Retrocaster 2 in Psychology