| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Key Research questions | 第15页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第15-16页 |
| ·Overview of this thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-23页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·Studies from psychological perspective | 第18页 |
| ·Studies from sociocultural perspective | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies from cognitive perspective | 第20-21页 |
| ·Achievements & limitations | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第23-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Hierarchy of human needs | 第23-26页 |
| ·Gestalt principles of proximity and similarity | 第26-27页 |
| ·Embodiment theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Classification of SSFM | 第31-40页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Working definition of SSFM | 第31页 |
| ·Classification based on the features of target domain | 第31-34页 |
| ·SSFM with males as target domain | 第31-32页 |
| ·SSFM with females as target domain | 第32-34页 |
| ·Classification based on the features of source domain | 第34-38页 |
| ·SSFM with sweet food as source domain | 第34-36页 |
| ·SSFM with other edible substances as source domain | 第36-37页 |
| ·SSFM with unspecific edible substances as source domain | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Generating Mechanism of SSFM | 第40-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第40页 |
| ·SEX IS FOOD | 第40-41页 |
| ·Two of the basic physiological needs of human | 第41-45页 |
| ·Food | 第42-43页 |
| ·Sex | 第43-45页 |
| ·Proximity and similarity of food and sex | 第45页 |
| ·Realization of SSFM | 第45-55页 |
| ·Embodied experiences of food and sex | 第46-55页 |
| ·Visual experiences of food and sex | 第47-49页 |
| ·Auditory experiences of food and sex | 第49-50页 |
| ·Olfactory experiences of food and sex | 第50-52页 |
| ·Tactile experiences of food and sex | 第52-53页 |
| ·Gustatory experiences of food and sex | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 6 Gender Preference and Food Preference in SSFM | 第56-72页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56页 |
| ·Gender preference in SSFM | 第56-64页 |
| ·Sex differences | 第56-60页 |
| ·Biological differences between two sexes | 第57-58页 |
| ·Psychosexual differences between two sexes | 第58-60页 |
| ·Gender inequality | 第60-64页 |
| ·Food preference in SSFM | 第64-70页 |
| ·Preference for sweet taste | 第65-67页 |
| ·Sensory pleasures of sweet food | 第67-69页 |
| ·Sensory pleasures of sex | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第72-74页 |
| ·Major findings | 第72页 |
| ·Problems unsolved | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-76页 |
