The Matthew Effect In Malcolm Gladwell's Book 'Outliers'

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In Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers”, Malcolm attempts to explain the “Matthew effect” by way of allegory about the Canadian Hockey league. The Matthew effect as stated is derived from the religious writings of the gospel of Matthew. In the gospel, Jesus speaks about the parables of the talents, saying “For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken even that which he hath”. In Gladwell’s story he attempts to explain how some children have a greater advantage over other kids based upon there age when trying out for acceptance into the league. His story speaks about children being born earlier in the year around January through March as having greater ability and advantage

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