Freak!-onomics

            Economics is the study of how people strive and work to meet their basic wants and needs. In order to get to this, people rely on a field called the economy which influences much of their position in society. Yet, the economy is not just what people see on TV or hear in the news. There is much more to it when the doors of the media close, and it remains silent. Freaknomics is the study of all the economic secrets.

            This book reveals all of the history and background that has led to some economic aspets of society now a days. It also reveals some secrets of professions such as drugdealing or cheating school teachers. Education is one of the most important bases of an efficient economy, yet corruption lives all throughout it. Freakonomics not only talks about the economy itself, but also speaks of certain social aspects and traditions that still create a division between social classes and races. For example, there is still an established naming system for girls and boys in America where social class, wealth, and race define the name you are getting when born. However, many of the author's justifications are based on opinions, assumptions, stereotypes, and unknown studies. This can be seen when the author speaks of crime rates decreasing  drastically in America not for new crime control but for the legalization of abortion. He claims all new bastard babies given for adoption are future criminals and abortion has inhibited their criminal development. Freakonomics is a very interesting book with fascination points, yet one's own judgment is essential to analyze what the author says and justifies.