01:920:240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mila Kunis, Jennifer Aniston, Caitlyn Jenner
9 Aug 2016
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He knew that if a boy with the name sue would be bullied and would, therefore, have to become extremely tough to survive. Names are deeply rooted; very few people change their first names even though it wasn"t their choice what they were named- it was their parents" choice. Names are inherited, but not genetically (it has nothing to do with biology-purely cultural). Names show how culture works when their are no biological constraints. Amazing data: all children get names and are recorded. Names are free/ no commercial forces (don"t have to pay more for one vs the other) Names are a result of fashion trends (what names are popular now) Names reflect larger cultural forces: traditional groups. 101 men settled in the colony, and five names accounted for 2/3 of them. The same name shows up throughout the entire 1800"s (1 in 4 people named mary) Shows a pattern of conformity in naming children.
