Outlines of texts on strange baby names

Text 1: “Why millennials are choosing strange baby names”

Part 1 of your exam question asks you to outline the different reasons behind the tendency to choose strange baby names as presented in the texts.

Text 1 was written by Tiffanie Wen, a freelance writer who has covered a wide variety of topics for the BBC, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and more. The text was published in 2016 on the BBC Future section of the BBC website, which aims to provide readers with in-depth coverage of topics related to science, health, and technology. The writer’s experience and the publication of the piece on the BBC website give the article authority and credibility.

Wen’s article discusses several of the reasons why millennials tend to choose strange baby names. At the beginning of the article, she gives a few examples of the strangest baby names recorded and mentions that they had legal consequences.

Studies have shown that there is an increased tendency for parents to choose unusual or unique names for their children in recent decades.

From the perspective of psychologists and sociologists who study the phenomenon, the choice of unusual names represents a growing cultural shift toward individualism. As a result, parents give their children less common names to help them stand out. The article shows that parents also tend to choose names that blur gender boundaries.

The tendency for parents to give children unusual names is also shown by some...