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- Title
THE SALIENCE OF FRIDAY THE 13TH FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
- Authors
Lewis, Jerry M.; Gallagher, Timothy J.
- Abstract
The following study sets out to examine the salience of the cultural phenomenon of Friday the 13th among college students taking Introduction to Sociology at a large university in Ohio. The results are based on a sample of 881 students taking Introduction to Sociology from one of the authors in either the 1998/99 academic year or Fall 1999 semester. We found that 55% of students talk about the fact that it is Friday the 13th, while 31% of students would prefer not to take a sociology test on Friday the 13th. These and other results suggest that teachers should be aware of Friday the 13th during the academic calendar and may want to avoid scheduling such things as exams and term paper deadlines on those days.
- Subjects
OHIO; UNITED States; FRIDAY the thirteenth; COLLEGE students; SUPERSTITION
- Publication
College Student Journal, 2001, Vol 35, Issue 2, p216
- ISSN
0146-3934
- Publication type
Article