Social Science

These days there is a lot of separation between people because of their style, and most probably, one of the biggest separations. People get labeled as ’emo’, ‘chav’ (etc) because of the way they act, dress, and what music they…
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A young man walked into a building with an amusing thought in his mind and a smile on his face. A small group of people were in the reception area and a lady look up and remarked “Mr. Sunshine has…
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First Impressions First impressions are a very important part of any society. We all judge others on first impressions and many times the conclusion or ruling of these judgments are totally out of our control. However, this should not dissuade…
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Learning how to decode body language is a fascinating endeavor with eye-opening results. Considering that the majority of human communication is nonverbal, body language speaks volumes without a word being uttered. Gestures, movements and positions can silently expose subconscious thoughts,…
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The ‘Emo’ culture is based on feeling alienation from the majority of society. The typical look is to have lip rings, longish hair dyed hair and tight jeans and t shirts. Unlike other social groupings like this, IE the punk…
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OK, so it’s 3.30am and I just got up after 3 hours sleep. Why you ask? Am I suffering Insomnia? Did I really need to go to the loo? Am I crazy? Well maybe a little of the last one,…
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It is programmed in human nature to fear that which we do not know. We define ourselves by our knowledge, our intelligence. Descartes summed it up well with his famous phrase “I think, therefore I am.” Taken one step further,…
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Every now and again someone asks the question, if there is a God then why is there so much suffering in the world, why does he let it happen? What we believe about God is in some cases a personal…
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A. Einstein: ‘Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous I do not believe in the word coincidence. For me it is a word created to explain the unexplainable away. A word designed to ‘dismiss’ without investigation. Some people label events…
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Drinking means alcoholism when the act of drinking is accompanied with particular behaviours. Psychologically, alcoholism is not drinking too many units over a prescribed week (although make no mistake in believing that any active alcoholic drinks LESS than this amount…
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