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Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Children, Gender, and Social Structure: An Analysis of the Contents of Letters to Santa Claus.
Richardson, John G.; Simpson, Carl H.
Child Development, v53 n2 p429-36 Apr 1982
Focusing on those elements of children's preferences which link gender to social structure, the present study analyzes children's letters to Santa Claus. Findings show boys' and girls' requests to be similar when aspects of the child's world are measured and quite different when qualities representing the adult social order are measured. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Content Analysis, Sex Differences, Social Structure, Socialization, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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