Gender Studies - November 2007

There is often a level of conflict between practitioners of the social sciences, and the natural sciences such as Physics, Biology and Chemistry (and Maths, though maths more properly qualifies as a language and an art).

To me, it seems that some great benefits may come from applying techniques and ideas from the physical sciences into the social sciences.

Some examples of where this is already proving to be true include statistical error analysis when conducting polls and surveys, control groups in psychological experiments which identify what factors contribute to outcomes.

so...

What techniques from the Physical Sciences can help Advance Understanding in Social Sciences?

2007-11-28 15:50:07 · 4 answers · asked by Twilight 6

2007-11-28 15:09:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

just PMSing or just driven by their biological clock?

2007-11-28 12:08:04 · 17 answers · asked by Gnu Diddy! 5

and set limitations? This applies to work, home, family etc. If so, is this because we are the nurturers and wired to take care of people?

This was inspired by Tera, but I know I have struggled with this myself.

2007-11-28 11:20:03 · 9 answers · asked by Lioness 6

2007-11-28 10:28:35 · 23 answers · asked by Lioness 6

A question my teacher asked in class has me thinking. Why is it that people don't like to talk about abortion and if they do, they get all worked up about it? Personally, I am against it, believe it is wrong, and that it is out-right murder. Now that you're worked up, is it really about so called "women's rights" (a political issue) or is it something deeper and more personal?

2007-11-28 09:25:15 · 19 answers · asked by Questions by Kristin 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb1XP6-NbjY

I thought his first comments about Don Imus' statements was funny, but I found his statement at the end to be more important -- about how women are getting away from the fundamentals. It's AMAZING that women have such high standards that men have to meet in order to be with her, yet men have such simple requests that women refuse to be able to do. Since when did women start seeing cooking as being "demeaning"? I see it as a noble talent and a commendable skill.

I had the opportunity to meet Damon Wayans last year, and he's definitely a great, articulate, upstanding man.

2007-11-28 09:10:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

After looking at most of these questions and answers in the last hour... a lot of women support castration and dismemberment of men for certain crimes.

How can you talk about the horror of rape and then turn around and support cutting of a persons arm, leg or penis?

But if I say a woman filing false rape charges should get raped or have her tubes tied.. I get thumbs down. ITS THE SAME LOGIC. Two wrongs don't make a right... doesn't matter if your a man or woman.

Whats with this double standard of female criminals getting a slap on the wrists and male criminals getting ripped apart?

Please explain this to me...

2007-11-28 08:48:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

A question came up about casterating sex offenders. Since that is part of capital punishment and many people said "yes" to it then do you beleive in capital punishment? To what degree do you beleive in it? Lose a hand for steeling? Lose a penis for raping? Lose a life for killing? Do you think with those consequences less crimes will be commited?

2007-11-28 08:32:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

- 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

Why or why not?

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

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

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

"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

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

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

stopped?

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

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

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

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 this country women can vote, run for president, join the army, receive equal federal benefits for school under Title IX yet only men have the responsibility of defending the country. Should not equal rights come with equal responsibility?

2007-11-28 04:59:51 · 21 answers · asked by Scott 1

After 3 weeks in Eden, God asked Eve, "How's everything ?" " t's all beautiful, she replied.
"The sunrises and sunsets are breathtaking, the smells, but I have just one problem. It isabout these breasts.The middle one pushes the other two out and I am constantly knocking them with my arms, catching them on branches and snagging them on bushes. It's a real pain," reported Eve. And Eve went on to tell God that since other parts of her body came in pairs, such as her arms, limbs, eyes and ears, she felt that only two breasts might leave her body more "symmetrically balanced,"
as she put it. "That is a fair point," replied God, "But it was my first shot at this. I gave the animals six breasts, so I figured that you needed only half of those, but I see that you are right. I will fix it up right away."
And God reached down, removed the middle breast and threw it in the bushes. A few weeks later, Eve asked for a mate.
" I can make you one out of a body part. Now, where did I put that

2007-11-28 03:29:37 · 32 answers · asked by Charlie Kicksass 7

Why only in certain jobs and politics?

Why not in all areas? Like the areas where equality would actually give men an advantege. Like abortion rights, military, child custody, crime punishment, etc?

Why even have seperate bathrooms and prisons?

Why do feminists only bring attention to the physical differences between men and women while ignoring the emotional, mental and hormonal differences that make men better suited for certain tasks/jobs?

2007-11-28 02:18:05 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who said "Vanity, vanity! Thy name is Woman"? Sounds Biblical or Shakespearean but does anyone have the real attribute?

Also, can anyone give me the attribute for the following dialogue:-
"Tell me, for whom doth the bell toll?"
"My friend, it tolls for thee. It tolls for thee."

2007-11-28 00:35:11 · 7 answers · asked by celtish 3

Is it possible to respect different views? To agree to disagree? And to take a healthy discussion without bashing, reporting, harassing and bad mouthing other contributors just because they have other views?

Do you think this is possible?

2007-11-27 23:29:13 · 24 answers · asked by Flyinghorse 6

vaginas to make them very tight?
Just a question.

2007-11-27 23:01:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

This goes to how we each build, defend or reply to generalities in any discussion. If someone says A is true, shouldn't it be assumed in the majority as true rather than excluded on the basis of the minority? This is not a specific question to any one subject. It is simply an attempt to discuss the techniques by which we construct our thoughts and present them to others.

For instance: If I say "humans need to protect their eyes"; is it an appropriate defense to say "not all humans have eyes" as a means to dismiss the applicability of that statement to the majority who do have eyes?

By what criteria should we examine or critique the formation of stereotypes? By what margin of a majority do we need to accept that A is true, without being able to dismiss it as a stereotype? Are we supposed to dismiss generalities as false, simply because they are stereotypes?

I guess this is more of a philosophical question than anything else.

Shingoshi Dao
2007.Nov.28 Wed, 03:08 --800 (PST)

2007-11-27 22:24:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question was inspired by the delightful intellectual kate lomax :)

2007-11-27 17:36:42 · 21 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

I got this message and ... maybe because English is my second language I can't understand it. Also, did they change the rules of grammar since I graduated college?....

From: chela w

Subject: hey

Message: change ur name that is way 2 out there and kinky and not 2 b mean but YA has enough problems and u would make guys kinky k so chng it please

2007-11-27 16:20:43 · 21 answers · asked by Fex 6

2007-11-27 14:41:57 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous