http://www.oursocietyonline.com Articles covering the areas of human interaction and people's thoughts, speculations, and aspirations about the world they live in. This includes: (1) topics directly about people, such as People, Ethnicity, Genealogy, and Disabled; (2) experiences inherent to being human, including Sexuality, Death, Transgendered, Subcultures, Lifestyle Choices, and Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual; (3) people's relationships with each other, such as Relationships, Activism, Advice, Crime, Support Groups, Work, Military, Politics, Issues, Law, Government, and Organizations; (4) people's perceptions and understandings of the universe they live in, including Philosophy, Paranormal, Urban Legends, and Religion and Spirituality; and (5) people's relationship to time, such as History, Future, and Holidays. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:43:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most people like to read their horoscope, even people who say they don't believe in them. What used to be treated as a serious science in the past has now become part of popular culture. Astrology has become big business and people like to know what the future holds ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/12/star-signs/ Imagine a lifestyle completely different from your own. At this point I suppose most people will ponder the endless possibilities of wealth, beauty and fortune. That's basically what everyone does. They begin wishing for a life that's better in some way, shape or fashion. Of course it has to involve ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/11/the-amish-simple-austere-folk/ If you are looking for a good African American Christmas Ornament, you might have to look a long way to find something that satisfies your tastes. Yes, there are a lot of African American Christmas Decorations out there, but most of them are really not all that nice. Basically, they ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/11/give-your-christmas-an-african-flavor/ There are many people who have a very traditional idea about Christmas, however few of these really realize that most of the Christmas traditions that we have come not from Bethlehem, but from Northern Europe. Everything from the snow in the manger scene to the Christmas tree actually starts in ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/11/enrich-your-christmas-with-an-african-american-spin/ Have you considered an adult education for your future? Hey, if you're putting it off, I have to ask, what are you waiting for? You've already done the high school thing, and that's great. You've achieved your diploma and now it's time to progress on to that next level of ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/11/higher-education-makes-for-a-better-life/ One of the most frightening thing about abusive relationships is that you might not even know that you are in one. When most people picture an abusive relationship, they think about a man hitting a woman and perhaps his children as well, but although this kind of relationship certainly is ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/11/low-down-on-abusive-relationships/ As a health care professional, I'm often asked questions about Hatha yoga. Although, originally, I had little knowledge and no information about yoga, over time I've amassed quite a library, and have even started to practice it myself. You see, the practice of yoga – especially Hatha yoga ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/11/holistic-health-through-yoga/ For the longest time, the term ‘alternative dating’ meant something different than what it means now. Though everyone has an idea of what the ideal or common type of date is, there was room for improvement in how people met. When the world changes, some of the age old rituals ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/10/alternative-dating-may-not-be-blissful-after-all/ I can still remember when the massive AIDS epidemic hit the scene. Suddenly everyone was blaming the gay community for a deadly virus known as HIV. This is the virus that can be transmitted via sexual contact from one individual to another. The virus that causes AIDS. For those who're ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/08/aids-quilt-protecting-lives/ Abortion is an issue that almost all people have an opinion about. Either people are pro-choice (they believe people should be able to choose whether to have an abortion) or they are pro-life (they believe abortion should be illegal). No matter what they believe, most would agree that no person ... http://www.oursocietyonline.com/2007/06/07/to-trust-or-not-to-trust-an-abortion-article/