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  2. Nominative determinism - Wikipedia

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    In history, before people could gravitate towards areas of work that matched their names, many people were given names that matched their area of work. [3] The way people are named has changed over time. [4] In pre-urban times, people were only known by a single name – for example, the Anglo-Saxon name Beornheard. [5] [A] Single names were ...

  3. Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices - Wikipedia

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    This presents some challenges to indigenous people. In traditional society, people lived together in small bands of extended family, and name duplication was less common. Today, as people have moved into larger communities (with 300 to 600 people), the logistics of name avoidance have become increasingly difficult.

  4. Stereotypes of white Americans - Wikipedia

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    These stereotype names are derived from names that white women commonly have. Kyle, a similarly named stereotype, refers to an angry white teenage boy who consumes energy drinks, punches holes into drywall, and plays video games. [5] The blog Stuff White People Like addressed early 21st century stereotypes of white hipster bohemians in a ...

  5. What was your first AIM screen name? - AOL

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    Names we all probably thought were cool and edgy 15-20 years ago, now just look like a dated assortment of alpha-numeric nonsense. Like sk8rb0y8, zCrlyGrlyz, or buffyvamp5586.

  6. The Celebrity Lookalike Contest Is the Most 2024 Trend Ever - AOL

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    "Also, people want to see other people who look like their crush." Anthony Po, who organized the first contest and helped launch the phenomenon, says he's "humbled" to have played a part in this ...

  7. Cross-race effect - Wikipedia

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    In these situations, many people feel as if races other than their own look alike, and they have difficulty distinguishing between members of different ethnic groups. Cross-race identification bias is also known as the misinformation effect since people are considered to be misinformed about other races and have difficulty identifying them.

  8. 12 celebs who look just like their famous parents

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    No, you're not seeing double! A lot of your favorite celebrities have famous parents -- and the resemblance is uncanny for some of them. You've probably seen Will Smith's son, but how about George ...

  9. Stereotypes of French people - Wikipedia

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    Stereotypes of French people include real or imagined characteristics of the French people used by people who see the French people as a single and homogeneous group. [1] [2] [3] French stereotypes are common beliefs among those expressing anti-French sentiment. There exist stereotypes of French people amongst themselves depending on the region ...