Loser graduated from college, and became a sergeant and later a detective for the nypd. For reasons that no one can quite pin down today, robert decided to name this boy loser. Radio radio archive subscribe on the radio the team books freakonomics superfreakonomics think like a freak when to rob a bank lectures about extras tell me something i dont know question of the day footy for two freakonomics. The graph is wrong, as dubners own book demonstrates. Highend names and lowend names and how one becomes the.
So the white females names were molly, amy, claire, emily, katie, madeline, katelyn and emma. Strangely, loser lane went on to be a pretty successful man. Does psychology show that people with the same name have. It opens with a conversation with nyu sociologist dalton conley and his two children, e and yo. Also leaving me clueless are the sexless names that actually seem like surnames. Levitt gives an anecdote about a new york city man named robert lane gave his son the name winner, and then named his next son loser. Nor are they as cosmopolitan, but they are quite graceful. The one i liked most was that a winner is less afraid of losing, that a loser is of winning. Perfect parenting part ii or would a roshanda by any other. Robert lane of new york city named his sons winner and loser. In recent years, there have been hundreds of books written about the importance of naming ones child. Three years later, the lanes had another baby boy, their seventh and last child. Stephen j dubner and steven d levitt on what they got right and wrong.
Chapter six covers the first thing a parent ever does for their children. Conversely, to what the name loser signified, loser who was nicknamed as lou. Hagys work is beyond me, but i just dont think her venn diagrams and graphs are all that clever. The hot new book freakonomics applies economic analysis to a range of.
Many of their results emerge from levitts analysis of various databases, and his creativity in asking the right questions. This chapter of the book examined the names of children given by their parents. There was also a story of a guy naming his sixth and seventh son winner and loser, respectively. We wrote in freakonomics about two brothers named winner and loser. Freakonomics a roshanda by any other name makalynn brown pols 101 summary. Roland fryers name study shows that theres a trickle down effect. Chapter five of freakonomics by any other name essay.
I have continuously found intriguing the answers the authors of this book look for in their studies and this one was no difference. These examples cannot draw definitive conclusions, though, because they all vary while temptress became what her name was, winner and loser. It doesnt appear that robert was unhappy about the new baby. What do the experiences of winner lane, loser lane, and temptress tell us about the likely relationship between a childs name and hisher prospects for success in life. The outcome of his childs life was winner fell into plenty of trouble having a lengthy criminal record while his brother loser succeed throughout school, he graduated from lafayette college and joined. It is a new york times best seller, you should check it out. Listen free to freakonomics radio on iheartradio podcasts. Freakonomics a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything steven d. In one case, a parent name one child winner and one loser only to have loser become a successful businessman and winner ended up in jail. He graduated from lafayette college, and became a sargeant in the nypd. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Is this fact merely a curiosity or does it have something larger to say about names and. After all, their intent was to write a popular book that also conveys some economics, not the other way around. Thanks to a wide array of websites, books, and even consultants dedicated to.
The most notable achievement of winner lanes life was the length of his criminal record. The whole book is interesting by my fellow name nerds will appreciate chapter 6 which explains the socioeconomic patters of naming children. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. The importance of a parents first official actnaming the baby a boy named winner and his brother, loser the blackest names and the whitest names the segregation of culture.
So, does the name you give your child affect his life. Freakonomics a rogue economist explores the hidden side. But the book is somewhat oversimplified, because it is targeted to wide audience. The story of these two brothers matched the findings of my academic research with roland fryer, which found no impact of a childs name on her life. My favorite part of that chapter in freakonomics was the story of winner and loser and how each of them turned out. Contrary to what his name suggests, loser lane succeeded in life. The book drunk tank pink says your name does matter on your. Or, would a roshanda by any other name smell as sweet. Sure they might not be as imaginitive and exotic as the new crop. Would young temptress still have landed in trouble if she had been named, say, chastity.
Winner lane, however, has been arrested nearly three dozen times. But if winner lane could hardly be expected to fail, could loser lane. It was published on april 12, 2005, by william morrow. Lane gave his son the name winner, and then named his next son loser. Next section glossary previous section freakonomics summary buy study guide.
Winner and loser both lived different lives, contrary to what their names are, while temptress actually became what her name was. The episode draws from a freakonomics chapter called a roshanda by any other name and. Freakonomics study guide contains a biography of steven d. But i think that people with the same name can have the same traits sometimes.
A roshanda by any other name how do babies with superblack names fare. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything is the debut nonfiction book by university of chicago economist steven levitt and new york times journalist stephen j. The story of two brothers named winner and loser sahio. Just like loser before her, marijuana pepsi has made. A roshanda by any other name how do babies with super. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise. Discover the hidden side of everything with stephen j. Parents sense that their childs name can somehow predict the childs success in life.
This might explain why, in 1958, a new york city man named robert lane decided to call his baby son winner. Gladwells name, affixed to his blurb prepare to be dazzled. Betty, grace, olivia, jane, larry, george, franklin, edward. Freakonomics three years later, the lanes had another baby boy, their seventh and last child. So interesting, i wish more people would read it so there wouldnt be so many questions on the site. Levitt, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The final chapter of this book discusses whether or not the name. Son of robert lane and, in spite of his name, a successful detective for the nypd. Freakonomics chapter 6 and epilogue summary and analysis.
In this groundbreaking book, leading economist steven levittprofessor of. Much of the book includes anecdotal stuff which i assume was placed there, along with a bunch of self serving fluff, by the ny times coauthor. Were temptress, winner, loser, and orangejello prestigious names. A scene from the a roshanda by any other name segment of freakonomics. She has to turn her face to keep from laughing out loud. And winner s biggest claim to fame was the length of his criminal record. Loser, a star student and athlete, went on scholarship to an elite prep school, on to lafayette college in pennsylvania, and then joined the force.
Dubner contents an explanatory note in which the origins of this book are clarified. Contrary to what his name suggests, loser lane succeeded in life, moving up in the new york city police department, where his colleagues called him lou. Freakonomics a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by steven d. The book was very funny, with very true statements, one side showing the winners and how they approached problems, and the other showed how the losers had the opposite approach. Boy who was given the name winner and who turned out to have an abominable crime record. In 1958, a new york man named robert lane decided to call his baby son winner. As it happens, loser and winner, temptress and amcher were all black. The story of these two brothers matched the findings of my academic research with roland fryer, which found no impact of a childs name on her life now, from the milwaukee journalsentinel, we have the story of three sisters.
He jumps to attention and belts at full voice, zinkoff. Freakonomics a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything. If you havent read the book, uh, theres a chapter on two brothers named winner and loser. A roshanda by any other name freakonomics questions q. An interesting part of the chapter was the account of the father who named one of his sons winner and his last son loser. In freakonomics, the authors demonstrate the power of data mining. The authors major question is if names as in the instances of winner, loser, and temptress are merely a curiosity or if a name has something larger to say about names and culture. Whats in a name, really, from an economic perspective.
As it happens, temptress, loser, winner and precious are all black. The final chapter of this book discusses whether or not the name parents give their child matters. Robert lane who named one of his sons winner and his lastborn loser. These are the sort of questions raisedand answeredin the new book freakonomics. But this boy well, robert lane apparently had a special feeling about this one. If you have, all of these name studies remind me of that chapter about the two brothers named winner and loser. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Freakonomics has on its side the popularity of a book whose. We examine the winners, the losers, the unintended consequences. In all her thirty years of teaching, she has never known a student to announce himself or herself in such a manner. Freakonomics a rogue economist explores the hidden. So she assembled some data, which included the lists we created for our first book, freakonomics, of the whitest and blackest names among baby boys and girls. That was really one of the single biggest takeaways, in fact, we told the story of these two brothers in new york whose parents had named them loser and winner, and the fact was that loser turned out to have a great life as an upstanding citizen. Freakonomics chapter 5 summary and analysis gradesaver.
If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. Chapter six of freakonomics, kind of plays off of chapter five of what it takes to be a perfect parent. A great story where a guy named his kids winner and loser to see what would happen to them. Levitt steven freakonomics by lucy alexanyan issuu. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis.
Therefore the beginning of chapter six starts off by saying the first official act of being a parent is. A boy named winner and his brother, loser the blackest names and the whitest names the segregation of culture. A new york city man, located in harlem, who named his two children winner and loser. Though not stated outright in the book, heres what freakonomics suggests. The story of two brothers named winner and loser in 1958, a new york man named robert lane decided to call his baby son winner. The lanes, who lived in a housing project in harlem, already had several children, each with a fairly typical name. The episode draws from a freakonomics chapter called a roshanda by any other name and includes a good bit of new research on the power of names. With such names, it is not difficult to guess their destiny, is it. Conversely, the makeup of the childs family, a move. What does your name say about your class and income level. A particularly entertaining chapter on the life effects associated with the name you give your child reveals that the name really has nothing to do with a childs success or failure, the parents do.
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