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The Causes and Consequences of Distinctively Black Names
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In the 1960s Blacks and Whites chose relatively similar first names for their children. Over a short period of time in the early 1970s, that pattern changed dramatically with most Blacks (particularly those living in racially isolated neighborhoods) adopting increasingly distinctive names, but a subset of Blacks actually moving toward more assimilating names. The patterns in the data appear most consistent with a model in which the rise of the Black Power movement influenced how Blacks perceived their identities. Among Blacks born in the last two decades, names provide a strong signal of socioeconomic status, which was not previously the case. We find, however, no negative relationship between having a distinctively Black name and later life outcomes after controlling for a child's circumstances at birth.
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- Authors
- Fryer, R. G., & Levitt, S. D.
- Venue
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2004-08-01
- Volume
- 119
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 767-805
- ISSN
- 0033-5533 (ISSN-L)
- 1531-4650
- OpenAlex
- W2113095718
- Cited by
- 654
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 51.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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