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There's a lot to a name in child naming debates
A long discussion on how given names affect children social perception and achievement. Studies by McDavid Harrah Garwood and Busse link desirable names to higher self view and grades while undesirable names associate with biases and lower expectations. Caution urged: name is one factor among appearance and economics.
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John McDavid
Georgia State University
John
Michael
Sally
McDavid
Herbert Harrah
Elmer
Bertha
S. Gray Garwood
Samuel
Jason
Mark
Brian
Atlanta
Craig
Gregory
James
Jeffrey
Jonathan
Patrick
Richard
Thomas
Bernard
Curtis
Daryl
Arnold
Horace
Jerome
Maurice
Roderick
Garwood
Thomas Busse
Temple University
David
Paul
Gary
Scott
Steven
Susan
Linda
Barbara
Carol
Cindy
Diane