| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| ·Definition of shengnv | 第14-15页 |
| ·Background Information of the shengnv phenomenon | 第15-16页 |
| ·Number of shengnv | 第15页 |
| ·Age groups of shengnv | 第15-16页 |
| ·Related research and surveys | 第16-19页 |
| ·The return of blind date | 第16-17页 |
| ·Reports on standards for mate selection | 第17-19页 |
| ·Significance of This Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-37页 |
| ·Yang Kuo-shu’s Traditionality and Modernity Research | 第20-25页 |
| ·Gender development | 第25-32页 |
| ·Traditional values towards women in feudal society of China | 第26-28页 |
| ·Gender Alteration from the May Fourth Movement to the Carrying out of the Reform and Opening Up in 1978 | 第28-30页 |
| ·Changes of the Content of Marriage Law | 第30-31页 |
| ·Domestic Research on shengnv’s outlook on love and marriage | 第31-32页 |
| ·Mate Selection Theories | 第32-37页 |
| ·The Marriage Gradient | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Marriage Squeeze | 第35-36页 |
| ·Sociological Perspectives on Mate Selection | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第37-48页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research Design and Procedures | 第38-44页 |
| ·Questionnaire Constitution | 第38-41页 |
| ·Sources of Questionnaires for Men and Women | 第38-40页 |
| ·Adaptation of the Questions | 第40页 |
| ·Pilot Testing of the Questionnaires | 第40-41页 |
| ·Operationalization of Key Concepts and Measurement | 第41-43页 |
| ·Procedures | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Sample | 第43页 |
| ·Administration of Questionnaires | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第44-48页 |
| ·Reliability | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Four Research Results And Analysis | 第48-63页 |
| ·Living situations of shengnv | 第48-49页 |
| ·Changes of love values toward women compared with traditional China | 第49-56页 |
| ·On the belief of “men’s work centers on the external affairs while women handle the domestic ones” | 第49-52页 |
| ·On the belief of “mediocrity is a women’s virtue” | 第52页 |
| ·On the worship of women’s chastity | 第52-53页 |
| ·On the belief of “one should listen to parental orders and match maker’s words” | 第53-55页 |
| ·Degree of modernization on the domain of sexual equality | 第55-56页 |
| ·Standards for mate selection | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Marriage Gradient | 第56-57页 |
| ·Descriptive statistics for the requirements in mate selection process | 第57-58页 |
| ·Reasons for being single and the marriage squeeze | 第58-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第63-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| ·Limitations | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications for future research | 第66-67页 |
| References | 第67-72页 |
| AppendixⅠ English version of the qestionnaire for women respondents | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ English version of the questionnaire for men respondents | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Chinese version of the qestionnaire for women respondents | 第80-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Chinese version of the qestionnaire for men respondents | 第84-88页 |
