| 中文摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第8-14页 |
| 1.1 THE AMERICAN AND PREVIOUS STUDIES | 第8-11页 |
| 1.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESENT RESEARCH | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO SIGN CONSUMPTION IN THE AMERICAN | 第14-27页 |
| 2.1 BAUDRILLARD’S THEORY OF SIGN CONSUMPTION | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 HIGH CONSUMPTION ABILITY: SIGN OF SUCCESS AND STATUS IN THE AMERICAN | 第16-19页 |
| 2.3 DRESS, RESIDENCE AND TRAVELING IN THE AMERICAN | 第19-22页 |
| 2.4 OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN IN THE AMERICAN | 第22-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO CONSTRUCT CLASS IDENTITY IN THE AMERICAN | 第27-37页 |
| 3.1 IMITATION | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1.1 Consumption Imitation | 第28-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Manner Imitation | 第31-34页 |
| 3.2 MARRIAGE ─ A RUNG OF SOCIAL LADDER | 第34-37页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE OF CLASS IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMERICAN | 第37-45页 |
| 4.1 RESISTANCE FROM OTHER WAYS OF CONSTRUCTING CLASS IDENTITY | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2 INNATE INEQUALITY IN CONSTRUCTING CLASS IDENTITY THROUGH SIGN CONSUMPTION | 第40-45页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第45-47页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第47-48页 |
| REFERENCES | 第48-49页 |
