Gladwell’s Big Kid Bias?
by
Benjamin G. Gibbs, Mikaela Dufur, Shawn Meiners, and David Jeter
| October 30, 2010
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Fall 2010
A closer look at Malcolm Gladwell’s “iron law of Canadian Hockey” reveals that birthday cut-offs in pee-wee leagues do not, in fact, predict eventual hockey stardom. The authors find that the Gladwell’s supposed bias levels out once players reach the major leagues.
Authors
Benjamin G. Gibbs is in the sociology department at Brigham Young University. He studies the origins of social stratification.
Mikaela Dufur is in the department of sociology at Brigham Young University. She has published on the NFL draft and collegiate basketball coaches' career paths.
Shawn Meiners is a food science major at Brigham Young University.
David Jeter is a public health major at Brigham Young University.
