Social Science - 26 December 2007

My almost 4 year old woke up this morning and told me about his dream--he said there were lots of doors, and behind one was a giant potty with lots of lights on it. He turned all the lights in the rooms off and on and climbed around on the potty. He didn't seem upset or scared about this dream as he does with some of his dreams. So what could this mean? We are trying to potty-train him. Does this dream mean he's afraid of something or that we're pushing too hard? We have a doctor appt. tomorrow, and I know she's going to bring up potty-training; should I tell her about the dream and let her decide if something is up with him?

2007-12-26 06:03:48 · 4 answers · asked by Starfall 6 in Dream Interpretation

2007-12-26 06:03:14 · 6 answers · asked by Shirley T 7 in Anthropology

Like the new Volkswagon Beetle for instance. 99% of people driving them are girls.

Then you look at the Corvette and 99% of drivers are men.

Why?

Why are most stupid looking cars driven by women (like the beetle)? Do cars with rounder shapes remind women of their own curves? Do cars with more angles, shapes and corners remind men of their lack of curves?

What do you think?

2007-12-26 05:55:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

Do you think it's a healthy/unhealthy party of life, moral/immoral, good/bad?

2007-12-26 05:46:30 · 17 answers · asked by I_M_Melancholy 2 in Sociology

Surely if population growth is curtailed, then economies don't need to grow, but can also be maintained at 0% growth?

Would this not be the best long term solution to save the planet?

2007-12-26 05:28:10 · 12 answers · asked by Matt D 3 in Economics

respond to you and treat you, is this because of your appearance or because your "self-esteem" is better and you have more "confidence"?

That's a common explanation I've heard and I think it's rubbish, because I've always been very confident about my intellectual abilities and always be self-conscious about my appearance, but losing a lot of weight made a huge difference in how OTHERS perceived me. Women in particular have told me, "Oh, women aren't as shallow as men: they're responding to your greater confidence."

What do you think? Is your answer different for men or women?

2007-12-26 05:22:49 · 24 answers · asked by Gnu Diddy! 5 in Gender Studies

I was eating at some resteraunt in Chicago. Before I left I give my number to an attractive woman with a Tennessee Titans sweatshirt and either long blonde hair or brown. I am a die hard Titans fan the pro football team. Anyways I tell her to call me. I am about to leave and do but not before coming back to give her a hug. Then I leave and end up talking to some guy on the street who has his own mini store. He reccomends to save money this top exercise program of where it's nothing what looks like a merry go around but it goes in all directions not just right or left.

2007-12-26 05:10:23 · 5 answers · asked by Jason C 2 in Dream Interpretation

my grandfather passed away about a year and a half ago. a few months after he died, i asked him for a sign that he was safe and everything. a week or so later, i had a dream and he was in it. we were at a family gathering like we always had been. he told me he had to go, so i said goodbye to him like i usually did. after this i began to walk away, but he called me back and said "in life, you can achieve anything you want". before i could respond, he walked out the door, and it locked behind him.

was this really him communicating to me thru my dream?

2007-12-26 05:05:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

i dreamt that i was on my fathers family house and my brother wanted to play outside so i agreed to go and when we opened the door we found a huge snake (looks like an anaconda) so we shut the door and ran so fast to our room (the guest room)

2007-12-26 04:38:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

2007-12-26 04:34:59 · 26 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Psychology

in people within the same and other gender?

2007-12-26 04:27:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

This is not meant as an attack on "modern" men/women any more than it is meant as a defense on "old-fashioned" men/women.

But at least the way I mean it, I can understand a historical and biological precedent to the way that roles developed over hundreds (or thousands) of years. Men doing hard labor, women staying home to raise kids, women changing their names, men paying for everything, men ruling the home, virginity, promiscuity, etiquette, dating, marriage, you name it. I know these roles aren't right for everyone, but that doesn't mean they're wrong for everyone.

Times are changing, but there is a reason why this is how it's been for a long time: it might actually be the BEST and MOST STABLE way to raise a family.

I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on what you define as "traditional" gender roles, and whether or not you think they still apply to society in general, or your own life.

2007-12-26 04:20:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

In a recent dream I dug out a golden rod and a golden orb (from under our real, huge pine tree in the garden).
They looked like a broken sceptre, lain close to each.
I wanted to touch them, but I couldn't, not 'cause they moved, but I felt like they are taboo for me someway.

What could this mean?
Serious answers please.

2007-12-26 04:18:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

Describe a situation when you identified a new way of doing something which affected other people. How did you convince the others that it was the right thing to do? *

2007-12-26 03:47:26 · 2 answers · asked by adrew34bunmi 1 in Psychology

Is the following not some sort of insanity? If so what is the exact disorder? I'm starting to hand wash pots pans and other dishes (I've done dishes all my life so it wasn't like I wasn't doing it right or making a mess or anything) then my mother screams at me and tells me not to touch the dirty dishes to which I go ok and don't and leave, she then starts doing them and shouts angrily about how I'm lazy and worthless for not washing the dishes. She does things like this all the time, tells me to do something or says she wants something and if I do that or get that she'll flip out and make some sort of argument over it and almost always there is nothing wrong... is this not insanity?

2007-12-26 03:43:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

The last last few nights ive been having dreams about my exbf. In the dreams he was either being mean, ignoring me, or being nice and liking me. We did not break up b/c we hated eachother, he just had to go to college and i was still in high. Last week i talked to him and thats when i started dreaming about him like almost every single night. But i alwyas think about him. I got over my 1st bf but i cant seem to get over him.Its been 5 months. I wear the ring when i go to sleep.So whats my problem or what does this mean?
Im an Aries hes a Virgo. we get along fine.

2007-12-26 03:34:22 · 2 answers · asked by (<Anya>) 1 in Dream Interpretation

...any suggestions or endearing stories would do

2007-12-26 03:34:03 · 12 answers · asked by if_shehadonlysaid_sorry 2 in Psychology

all of us are superheros in some way, i believe.

But whats yer ONE awseome talent? it doesnt have to be something common. Something that helps you in ways, yet sometimes maybe causes problems, too?!

for instance my talent is the ability to READ people, and "feel" whether they are generally a liar, without talking to them much

my therapist says im the Chameleon, bc i can read ppl and become them and understand them instantly. it helps me pick out liars,

BUT, it also hurts me bc obviosuly, i cant have friends who are liars, so i generally tend to shun ppl i get weird feelings from even though they havent done anything bad to me yet.

SO, whats yer one cool, unusual super talent?

2007-12-26 03:32:42 · 7 answers · asked by The WingHunter 5 in Psychology

Alright, I had a dream I was writing a song, sitting in the corner of an alley, and crows flying above my head. My cat was on my lap and purring, and I was writing the most beautiful song I've ever seen, luckily I remember a part of it, sadly not the best part... And it was all like this:

The girl that is born with the weaker heart
But the stronger mind,
As she makes away like vapor,
Running with the wind.


What does this mean?? both the song and the dream..

2007-12-26 03:29:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

2007-12-26 03:14:14 · 11 answers · asked by annoyed! 3 in Psychology

2007-12-26 03:12:45 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

communicate with their wives, preventing them from filing for divorce. A law was passed last year, entitling the wife to 50% of the husband's pension (among other things), and divorce rates are reportedly going up. Questions:

1- Would American men join such a club?
2- Are they joining the club to save their marriage or wealth?
3- Why are more women filing for divorce now?
4- Will the foreign wife lovers exclude Japan from the list?

Source: CNN

2007-12-26 02:43:15 · 7 answers · asked by Lioness 6 in Gender Studies

ive had two dreams about snakes recently i was bitten by one in one dream and the other was crawling under my bed!!!

recently though i have been really upset because this guy i was dating just went back to his cheating ex girlfriend!!! and he was in the one dream where i got bitten by the snake.

the second one was the weirdest!!!!! this girl(i dont remember who) who holding a snake then she asked about my ex, then i said yes to the question then the snake melted!!! it was just wierd!!!!!!! HELP!!!

2007-12-26 02:16:34 · 6 answers · asked by iloveit 1 in Dream Interpretation

The last last few nights ive been having dreams about my exbf. In the dreams he was either being mean, ignoring me, or being nice and liking me. We did not break up b/c we hated eachother, he just had to go to college and i was still in high. Last we i talked to him and thats when i started dreaming about him like almost every single night. I also wear the rimg he gave me to bed. So whats my problem or what does this mean?
Im an Aries hes a Virgo. we get along fine.

2007-12-26 02:00:23 · 3 answers · asked by (<Anya>) 1 in Dream Interpretation

Last week I had a dream in Spanish. I had no idea what was going on (since I'm not bilingual) and I thought it was very weird. THEN the other night I had ANOTHER dream, this time in Japanese! What is going on? What does dreaming in foreign languages mean? I have no idea where they're coming from. I'm not around people who speak other languages...

2007-12-26 01:47:35 · 5 answers · asked by pink_flavored_nerds 2 in Dream Interpretation

my friend 's behavior is abnormal ....means he is not mixing with others easily.he keeps himself far from eachone,even he doesnot want to make friendship with any body.peraphs he is suffering from some mental stress or anything else

can i consider him a mental patient?.is it appropriate to consult a doctor?

2007-12-26 01:38:44 · 5 answers · asked by SRANY 2 in Psychology

2007-12-26 01:17:33 · 25 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Psychology

2007-12-26 01:14:34 · 13 answers · asked by aran 1 in Other - Social Science

above him theres the owner. im in control of my area. of late i
have discovered that he has been holding meetings with those under me and after every meeting a rebellion from my juniours arise. i took this for sometime until i couldnt take it any more. i approached one of them and he told me that the GM is not talking anything good about me. he said that he had told them that i want to take his position something that has not crossed my mind. now could it be that the GM is afraid of me. or is it just hatred. what can i do for i dont intend to quit given the fact that i relate well with the owner.

2007-12-26 01:12:14 · 9 answers · asked by adamsangel 2 in Psychology

Basic: I think the world revolves around me. I am the centre of this universe, my universe.

Advanced: It might sound immature, stupid or whatever... but I believe everything in existence is here for ME, good things and bad things. Example... Jamie Lyn Spears, has a baby at 16, from this I get an impresion of her. That is her reason for being here. Her impression has been added to the vast thoughts inside my head- which will lead to other things.

I am not a bad person, I would not laugh at a kid being killed in front of me, or in a faraway country. But, I cannot "care" unless I am informed... and this will give me views on the matter- with these views from everything, I improve myself, and in some areas weaken myself.

I refuse to accept I am just another insignificant thing in this world. Not me. I have meaning, others are merely here for me to find that meaning in this game called life. Without them, there could be no me.

Confusing eh? Hard to explain...

... Merry Christmas ;)

2007-12-26 01:11:00 · 16 answers · asked by .... 2 in Psychology