W:14 Shanice Grocia Digging Deeper

The scholarly sources I am looking for have to do with criminal and or juvenile behavior in individuals with uncommon names. So far, the sources I already have are primary sources that I have already utilized in my pitch:  First Names and Crime: Does Unpopularity Spell Trouble? by David Kalist and Daniel Lee; as well as, The Causes and Consequences of Distinctively Black Names by Ronald Fryer and Steven Levitt. These are staple sources that offer the needed foundation information to introduce and begin my topic. They answers the questions; "What is an unpopular name?" and "What are some consequences to ethnic-sounding names?"

Some popular sources I have found in the researching process would be the study, Are Greg and Emily more employable than Lakisha and Jamal?  By Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan; and, Boys named Sue: Disruptive Children and their Peers by David Figlio. These sources are imperative to my podcast, as they discuss the economic standing as well as masculinity issues in a social context.  In continuing this process, I would like to find more sources in the field of social dynamics in order to better compare ‘popular’ and ‘unpopular’ names. In doing this, I can obtain a better understanding of the social implications outside of the workforce.

So far, all of my sources are scholarly studies and journals done by professionals. As I continue to research, I would like to explore magazine articles and news reports that discuss first names. An article in The Star, titled, My name is iPod, but call me Felon gives an interesting account of different people directly affected by their ‘odd names’. A bit more research in this area could make my overall exploration a bit more compelling.

Sources:Kalist, David E., and Daniel Y. Lee. "First Names and Crime: Does Unpopularity Spell Trouble?" (2008): 1-2. Web. 15 Feb. 2014.
 <http://noah.ship.edu/lee5/Daniel_Lee.pdf>.

Fryer, Ronald G., and Steven D. Levitt. "The Causes and Consequences of Distinctively Black Names." The Quaterly Journal of Economics 119.3 (2004): 770. The Becker Friedman Institute. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/FryerLevitt2004.pdf>.
Menon, Venay. "My Name Is IPod, but Call Me Felon." Thestar.com. Toronto Star, 10 June 2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.thestar.com/opinion/columnists/2008/06/10/my_name_is_ipod_but_call_me_felon.html>.
Bertrand, Marianne, and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination."The American Economic Review 94.4 (2004). Web. 15 Feb. 2014.
<http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ321/orazem/bertrand_emily.pdf>.