reading kelly's take on the themes actually reminded me that there was an introduction! so i reread that whole deal and a couple things definitely hinted at themes as well as some sort of thesis and purpose (both of which we need to identify in those questions)
even before they get to the introduction, in the explanatory note on page xi (so far back it doesn't even get a number...) they quote the article that Dubner wrote about Levitt where his "abiding interests" are identified as "cheating, corruption, and crime"
when you look each of the topics mention in the following chapters, i'm pretty sure those three "sins," if you will, are clearly prevalent.
1. School Teachers & Sumo Wrestlers - cheating
2. KKK & Real Estate Agents - corruption
3. Drug Dealers - corruption and maybe this is a stretch but crime and cheating
4. Criminals - crime duh
5. Parents - corruption
6. Baby names - corruption
just thought that was interesting...
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