| ACKNOWLEGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction and Statement of the Issue | 第11-15页 |
| ·Introduction: A Hot Topic in Today’s Globalized World | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Purpose, Hypotheses and Questions | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Hypotheses | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14页 |
| ·Preview of the Content | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-34页 |
| ·Theoretical Approaches to Perception, Media and Intergroup Relations | 第15-25页 |
| ·Theoretical Approaches to Perception | 第15-16页 |
| ·Attribution Theory | 第15页 |
| ·Weighted Averaging | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Approach to Media’s Impact on Perception | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theoretical Approach to Intergroup Relations | 第17-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Approach to Intergroup Relations in an Intercultural Setting | 第23-25页 |
| ·Self-Perceptions of American College Students | 第25-34页 |
| ·White American Students | 第26-28页 |
| ·Asian American Students | 第28-29页 |
| ·African American Students | 第29-30页 |
| ·Hispanic American Students | 第30-32页 |
| ·Native American Students | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Rationale of the Study | 第34-42页 |
| ·Cultural Stereotypes Influencing Intergroup Relations | 第34-39页 |
| ·Stereotyping from the Perceiver's Perspective | 第34-37页 |
| ·Stereotyping From the Perspective of the Target | 第37-38页 |
| ·Stereotype Consensus | 第38-39页 |
| ·Media Representation | 第39-40页 |
| ·Media Stereotyping | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design and Methodology | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第42页 |
| ·Questionnaire Design | 第42-43页 |
| ·Selection of Subjects | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusions | 第44-62页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis of Statistical Results of Questionaire PartⅠ | 第44-47页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis of Statistical Results of Questionaire PartⅡ | 第47-57页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第57-62页 |
| ·Summary of Study Findings | 第58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Current Sudy | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第59-62页 |
| REFERENCES | 第62-70页 |
| APPENDICE | 第70-86页 |
| Appendix 1 当代美国大学生印象调查 | 第70-73页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionnaire for Perception and Media | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix 3 Perceptions of American College Students | 第77-81页 |
| Appendix 4 Perceptions of Chinese College Students | 第81-86页 |
