The Psychology of Santa.

Intro -- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SANTA -- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SANTA -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST -- A-RESEARCHING WE GO… -- REFERENCES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 1 I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS… CHRISTMAS IN WAR -- THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) -- WORLD WAR I (1914-1918) -- WORLD WAR II (1939-1945) -- PATTERNS IN THE MELEE-LESSONS FROM THE PAST -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 CHRISTMAS TRADITION ORIGINS -- THE DAY ITSELF -- THE CARDS -- THE CHRISTMAS MEAL -- CHRISTMAS TREES -- CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS -- CHRISTMAS PRESENTS -- CHRISTMAS CAROLS -- SUPERSTITIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 "SO, SANTA, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD…" -- ANTICIPATION AND DRAWINGS -- GIVE AND YE SHALL RECEIVE… -- THE PSYCHOANALYSTS CHIME IN… -- O STRESSFUL NIGHT… -- THE SADDEST DAY OF THE YEAR? -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 THE SANTA LETTERS -- DEAR SANTA…ANALYSES OF CHILDREN'S LETTERS AND TOY REQUESTS -- WHERE THE SANTA LETTERS IN MY STUDY COME FROM AND HOW THEY WERE CODED -- SOME GENERAL RESULTS -- ANALYSES OF THE LETTERS BY YEAR -- ANALYSES EXAMINING TRADITIONAL VS. NON-TRADITIONAL LETTERS -- ANALYSES EXAMINING GENDER DIFFERENCES -- ANALYSES EXAMINING POLITENESS -- END NOTE -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A: CODING SHEET FOR SANTA LETTERS -- Chapter 5 YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS -- THE ORIGINS OF SANTA CLAUS: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND -- JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS -- I BELIEVE…DO YOU? RESEARCH ON BELIEFS ABOUT SANTA -- WHAT, AND WHEN, SHOULD CHILDREN BE TOLD ABOUT SANTA? -- WHAT DO CURRENT CHRISTMAS PRACTICES SAY ABOUT OUR SOCIETY? -- WHAT DOES RESEARCH SAY ABOUT OUR SOCIETY? -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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