Kas nimi võib muuta kurjategijaks?

John Cloud tutvustab Time'is uuemaid ja vanemaid teadustöid, millest johtub, et ebapopulaarsete eesnimedega poistel tekib võrrelduna menukate nimedega lastega seadusega konflikte märkimisväärselt enam ning ka muidu mõjutab eesnimi meie eluteed rohkem, kui esmapilgul arvata võiks.

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 more likely than other boys to have been referred to the juvenile-justice system for alleged offenses. The researchers conclude that the Ernests, Prestons and Tyrells of America are significantly more delinquent than the Michaels and Davids.