I read an article today titled "Can Your Name Make You a Criminal?" and I found it quite amusing. I don't think an explanation is necessary.
Popular names the article lists: Michael, David, John, and Bob...
How about the unpopular names: Preston, Tyrell, Kareem, and Malcolm.
Quote:
In a new study to be published in the March issue of Social Science Quarterly, David Kalist and Daniel Lee, economists at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, find that adolescent boys with unpopular names are likelier than other boys to be referred to the juvenile-justice system for alleged offenses.
Popular names the article lists: Michael, David, John, and Bob...
How about the unpopular names: Preston, Tyrell, Kareem, and Malcolm.
Quote:
Rather, boys with unpopular names are likelier to live in single-parent households and have less money. Those with unpopular names may also find it harder to get jobs because of the negative stigma toward certain names
Think while it's still legal.