Social Science

• Caressing A Woman Is Good For Her Health 9/8/2007 7:46:08 AM
  In Women's Studies, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Researchers have discovered that caressing a woman, non-sexually, is an effective way to lower blood pressure. The finding only holds true for women though. Stroking seems to have no perceptible effect on blood pressure in men.
  
  
• Does The Secret Of True Hapiness Lie In Having Fun? 9/5/2007 5:55:17 PM
  In Psychology, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  If you live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year round sun, you may think people in such a glamorous, fun filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
  
  
• Not Attached And Yet A Friend 9/4/2007 10:44:54 AM
  In Psychology, By: Payal Jain
  It may sound strange but it is a fact that a man who is not in an attached position is a friend of all. He has no hard feelings for anyone and makes everyone at ease.
  
  
• How To Stop Anxiety 9/1/2007 1:46:27 PM
  In Psychology, By: Neena Jain
  Anxiety; or hand- wrenching is a natural reaction to some of life’s most challenging situations. A little of anxiety is good in some ways, as it sometimes help you to meet a deadline. It also keeps you from walking head-on into danger.
  
  
• How The Pros Take The Heat 8/29/2007 5:11:01 PM
  In Psychology, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Adults, children and apparently even pets are susceptible. No one is immune to the ill effects of stress, not even scientists schooled in how to prevent it.
  
  
• Don't Suppress Anger-Express It (II) 8/29/2007 11:06:30 AM
  In Psychology, By: Payal Jain
  Most of the people are not willing to accept that they are angry. They have to be comfortable with anger. We've been taught since childhood that it is wrong to be angry or unauthentic..
  
  
• Don't Suppress Anger-Express It (I) 8/29/2007 11:04:11 AM
  In Psychology, By: Payal Jain
  He dumps you just before you were about to make him meet your parents. You find out that your best friend has been bad mouthing you to mutual friends. You've been working crucial hours to finish a report and the boss takes all the credit.
  
  
• Your Birth Time And You-Part II 8/26/2007 4:27:43 PM
  In Social Science, By: Payal Jain
  Highly ambitious, motivated, possessed of self discipline, and love the thought of being a celebrity. Your quest for power and control will camouflaged with an impeccable public persona.
  
  
• Your Birth Time And You-Part I 8/26/2007 4:23:57 PM
  In Social Science, By: Payal Jain
  We all are aware of star signs which are influenced with our birth dates and these star signs do affect some of the traits we possess. But do you know that even the time we were born at explain the personality we have.
  
  
• Economic Freedom 8/24/2007 6:46:50 PM
  In Economics, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  It’s a simple question: Why are some parts of world rich while other parts are poor? It isn’t brains. Hollywood is not the place for brains, yet its residents are wading in money.
  
  
• The Power Of Intuition 8/23/2007 6:38:47 PM
  In Psychology, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Psychologists believe that hunches are prompts from the adaptive unconscious. This is not the Freudian realm of repressed memories and primitive emotions.
  
  
• Women-The Romantic Species 8/21/2007 7:02:44 PM
  In Women's Studies, By: Payal Jain
  Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. We all have heard that a thousand times and yet we can’t help making comparisons and complaints, and nagging goes on and on. Men and women not only look different, but their minds work differently too.
  
  
• Professional Strategies To Keep Your Cool In The Hottest Of Stuations 8/20/2007 5:27:14 PM
  In Psychology, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  There has always been a small group of workers, including police, bailiffs and nightclub bouncers, who expect to face violence regularly.
  
  
• Are You Too Shy? 8/19/2007 6:51:44 PM
  In Social Science, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Shyness is a universal human trait. Almost everyone has bouts of it. Many college students describe themselves as shy. But at home life juncture, people become so timid that they suffer from social phobia.
  
  
• Addiction To Praise 8/19/2007 6:48:15 PM
  In Social Science, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  In recent years, lack of self esteem has been presented as a kind of emotional vitamin deficiency, for both adults and children.
  
  
• An Excuse For Everything 8/17/2007 6:57:46 PM
  In Psychology, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  It seems that these days no one’s to blame for anything at all. Nowadays, I notice how pervasive blame shifting is; I realized it was woven firmly into the fabric of society. Like drunks aren’t just drunks; they’re suffering from alcoholism.
  
  
• Suicide-A Misery Or An End To Misery? 8/15/2007 5:19:54 PM
  In Social Science, By: Payal Jain
  You have only one chance of living your life, so live each moment because be it gold or gash, it is not coming back to you. Life is the most precious possession of a human being.
  
  
• You And Your Driving Style 8/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Social Science, By: Payal Jain
  Driving the wheel instantly gives you a high. We all drive in a different manner and no two drivers agree on anything as far as controlling the drive is concerned. I sometimes wonder why my man is a tailgater and I am a speed-shifter.
  
  
• Will Power 8/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Psychology, By: Payal Jain
  Across the street, Puja, a 28-year-old diabetic patient glares at the tempting dessert plate in the pastry shop. She found herself weak-willed to resist little piece of cake and she indulged in getting one.
  
  
• Changing Bad Habits Into Good 8/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Social Science, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Of the hundreds of self change techniques that have been suggested over the centuries, only a dozen are distinctly different. Many have now been subjected to scientific study, meaning that researchers have tried to see which ones work best.
  
  
• Well Allotted Poverty 8/5/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Economics, By: Payal Jain
  Resources are limited and allocation of recourses is like serving food, every one getting their share but most of the times that does not happen. India has practiced a system of implicit and explicit entitlements for long.