Social Science - 22 December 2007

Children and Adults on this abundant planet are dying of starvation as I type this. The majority of the worlds population do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. We have the resources to rectify this. Can we develop the goodwill and systems of stewardship to end poverty or are we just to selfish to bother?

2007-12-22 14:00:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Ok well I really cant focus on more than one thing at a time. It would be a useful ability but very hard to accomplish. At least for me it is. I need to take my time and focus on only one person or task at that particular moment.
Is there any way to change this?

2007-12-22 13:58:26 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Psychology

i want to start conversations with people especially this person that i work with sometimes but my social and conversational skills are lacking

2007-12-22 13:48:57 · 2 answers · asked by Madmen22 1 in Psychology

Did you think the portrayal of the larger women in "Hairspray" was offensive, flattering, or funny?

If you are not a larger woman but would like to answer please state that you are not a larger woman. Thank you. :-)

2007-12-22 13:41:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

referring to friends as well as lovers.

2007-12-22 12:54:16 · 9 answers · asked by ♪Give into Me♪ 4 in Sociology

i'm 19 so i guess its normal but when will it end? there will be a period of time when i feel attractive and confident then the next i feel ugly as hell and really self concsious about my apperance starting with my big lips and being skinny. i hate feeling that way i just want to feel comfortable.

2007-12-22 12:00:05 · 8 answers · asked by ch@L@nt 1 in Psychology

Well...not really. But still...It's like this:
I've always hung out with my friends and we've always been really weird. But now I feel like all I am is awkward and strange, and now that me and my friends are broadening our horizons in our friends list and social lives, I feel that I really am such a dork. When I go to talk to someone, I have no idea what to say, although I'm usually not alone with that person, so someone else will cut in and break the silence (thank god). I just feel like I never know what to say...
Also, I'm completely self consious about every part of me. I feel like such a loser, and usually when I go places I'm happy but when I get back home I'm depressed again. I mean, I just want to have friends and be able to laugh and talk to people like a normal person rather than being so, (yes I will repeat myself) awkward, strange, weird, self consious, and dorky.
I'm sorry if my question isn't very clear I just kinda meant...what are some things to talk aobut when you

2007-12-22 11:49:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

:)

2007-12-22 11:47:59 · 11 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7 in Gender Studies

I have ocd and it causes me to obsessively think horrible thoughts. Like for example, my brain will say: i wish my mum would die. When in reality this is the most tragic horrible scenario i can think of, and it's really frustrating. I wish my brain would just shut up, it thinks too much and it's so annoying! How can i stop this. Does anyone else have this problem? Serious answers only please?

2007-12-22 11:39:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

look around us don't any of you think everything we know or we think we know about technology medicine all that has been done already by primitive man we just think were so smart because we are in the 21st century maybe we are primitive and the people in the past were the smart ones

2007-12-22 11:33:41 · 3 answers · asked by Lion devour 1 in Psychology

If you're at a party and an attractive drunk girl comes up to you and starts feelin you up and lets say you don't drink so you're 100% sober. If she says, "Lets go upstairs", would you go? Or would you say no?

2007-12-22 11:18:58 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

that talk down to me still like im a child only.

i regret to say ive always been this way......its like i lose the will to be assertive...and are afraid any assertiveness might hurt their feelings...plus if i assert myself...it could turn into an argument.

i feel extremely angry with myself...like ive let myself down when i fail to be assertive.....i disappear and dont contact nobody.
i feel ridiculous to because im 30 years old.

i have borderline personality and have suffered alot of trauma in my life including : prolonged bullying....sexual abuse....assaults....muggings...head injuries...victimization.....ive been very unfortunate and missed out greatly.
i know that i can assert myself...but some times its like i lose the will and im afraid to.......especially to these controlling family members that talk to me like a child...like i should assume the role of one.

what is the answer to this ?

thankyou

2007-12-22 11:04:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-12-22 10:56:02 · 23 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Psychology

I am trying to figure out how to explain this to a friend, thanks : )

2007-12-22 10:23:10 · 3 answers · asked by lovemygsd 1 in Sociology

when in most cases they're obviously dressing and acting in a way that directly centers around a certain group of people. I for one could careless what people said about me because after all is said and done my opinion of myself is the only one that counts. I know I dress "weird" sometimes and people have attempted to pigeon hole me many times but have always come up short in trying to articulate a definition. The reason in which I would be concerned with someone mislabeling me would be if they were talking about my views incorrectly. My opinions are finite and when someone misrepresents my opinions they are misrepresenting the bulk of who I am.

2007-12-22 10:15:31 · 4 answers · asked by Mushaw! 3 in Sociology

This has been bugging me for months... I need someone to tell me that I'm not going crazy. To make this post short, I will use numbers:

1. Someone I really care about is dying. I can't seem to accept it, and I always put it out of my mind and live my life normally, such as having fun and having a social life. Sometimes I forget about it altogether...
2. When my grandma had a stroke, I failed to show emotion or be upset. I was about 9 years old when it happened. When we were at the hospital, I was more worried about just getting home.
3. My grandma also had a heart attack a couple of years ago, and when I was told, I failed to bring myself to feel any pain. Of course I care about her, but it felt like I didn't.

Does that make me cold and inhuman? More than anything, I want to show more of a reaction, but I'm so numb. I tend to carry on with life as normal, but it's not the way it should be.

2007-12-22 10:13:29 · 6 answers · asked by Symphony 3 in Psychology

If it helps, the celebrity was Pete Wentz. (from Fall Out Boy)
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2007-12-22 10:10:12 · 8 answers · asked by Chimpanzees? Monkey. 7 in Dream Interpretation

I have called for her twice, and both times she answered all my questions... But I've been wondering how much her answers are influenced by my subconsciousness...

Has anyone experienced something similar? If you have - was everything the fortuneteller told you, true?

2007-12-22 10:05:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

Mine- Sometimes I can't handle criticism very well.

2007-12-22 10:01:45 · 23 answers · asked by Eri 2 in Psychology

If you are a pathological lier can you admit that?

2007-12-22 09:57:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

And sometimes nostalgic?

2007-12-22 09:56:11 · 9 answers · asked by Faust 5 in Psychology

2007-12-22 09:45:08 · 6 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Psychology

2007-12-22 09:42:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

What do you think of that statement?

2007-12-22 09:34:07 · 23 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7 in Gender Studies

2007-12-22 09:28:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-12-22 09:13:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

Say you don't see your crush for a week or two, does absence make the heart grow fonder?

Why or why not?
And give an example if you have one?
(Did it make you make a move the next time you saw them?)

2007-12-22 09:09:23 · 5 answers · asked by kay 1 in Psychology

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2007-12-22 09:04:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

Do you think morality comes from religion? Do you think it comes from a social need? Or maybe both?

If it doesn't come from religion, then why is "sleeping around" something immoral? Then why is arguing with your parents something immoral? Or is it not?

I am not a religious person, I am just trying to define this word as more accurate as I can and understand what really is moral and what isn't

2007-12-22 08:51:16 · 13 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Psychology

2007-12-22 08:29:47 · 2 answers · asked by Mr. Mandala 3 in Psychology