What do you think of this study done about boys with unique names?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/2009...


It says they are more likely to break the law. What do you make of it? Would you agree that a boy with a less common name may not be as accepted by his peers, maybe more prone to act out, etc.? Or do you think this is a coincidence entirely? I myself like unique boy names, but this is interesting to consider.

What do you think of this study done about boys with unique names?
I agree with that article.





I think that it's true that kids with strange names are more likely to be...stranger. Definitely not all the time! But more likely.
Reply:Hey...I JUST now read that article! If you read it, they're not saying that if you have an uncommon name, you're more likely to break the law per se.





But think about it...people with "uncommon" names tend to have ethnic names, and as we know, America still isn't exactly welcoming of all ethnicities. So when LeMarcus Jenkins or Carlos Hernandez is denied employment over and over and over again, he'll most likely go out and sell drugs, or start snatching purses or something like that....
Reply:I don't think a name has anything to do with how you will turn out in the future but it is how your parents raise you. I think it is a coincidence.
Reply:Who cares? They provide no compelling body of data, only an improvised rationale. To be serious, sociology is mostly junk science. There's WAAAY too many variables to give this thesis any measurable shred credibility. Go name him Dweezilworth, and I 99% promise you he won't grow up to cannibalize children. Strange names may inspire creativity and unexpected social dynamics, but nothing that a few numbers from a study are going to make sense of.
Reply:No, i LOVE unique boy names %26lt;3 If my twins are boys they will have unique names :)!
Reply:I think that is bs, it makes no sense.

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