| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| A List of Tables and Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Contents | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Rationale of the Research | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第17-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Dissertation | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-47页 |
| ·Values and Value System | 第21-22页 |
| ·Individualism and Collectivism | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Chinese Cultural Values Studied | 第24-31页 |
| ·Individualization in the West | 第31-47页 |
| ·Ambiguous Individualism in European Era | 第31-36页 |
| ·Unambiguous Individualism in American Era | 第36-39页 |
| ·Three Emancipations during the Individualization in the West | 第39-47页 |
| Chapter 3 Holism/Collectivism and Individualization in China | 第47-80页 |
| ·China’s Holistic History | 第47-61页 |
| ·Holistic Doctrines of Confucianism | 第49-57页 |
| ·Holism in Daoism | 第57-61页 |
| ·“Individualistic”Periods in Chinese History | 第61-66页 |
| ·The “Individualistic”Period in Ancient China | 第61-65页 |
| ·The “Individualistic”Consciousness in China in the 20th Century | 第65-66页 |
| ·Individualization in China in the Reform Era | 第66-69页 |
| ·Transformations in the Reform Era | 第69-80页 |
| ·Transformation of Traditional Values | 第70-74页 |
| ·Transformation of Proletarian Ideology | 第74-76页 |
| ·Transformation of Home Consciousness | 第76-80页 |
| Chapter 4 Individualization of Chinese Youth As Portrayed in Chinese Youth Debates (1980 –2000) | 第80-107页 |
| ·Pan Xiao Debate (No.5, 1980 –No.12, 1980) | 第82-86页 |
| ·Zhang Haidi: a New Model (No. 4, 1981 –No. 1, 1984) | 第86-89页 |
| ·Becoming Rich vs. Becoming Intelligent (No.5, 1985 –No.1, 1988) | 第89-92页 |
| ·Restoration of Proletarian Ideology (No.7, 1989 –No.1, 1992) | 第92-93页 |
| ·Lost between Ideals and Reality (No.3, 1992 –No.7, 2000) | 第93-99页 |
| ·Behind the Debates | 第99-107页 |
| Chapter 5 Individualization of Chinese Educated Youth —A Survey of 398 University Students in Harbin | 第107-150页 |
| ·Survey Design and Methodology | 第108-112页 |
| ·Analysis | 第112-143页 |
| ·Transformation of Traditional Values | 第113-126页 |
| ·Transformation of Proletarian Ideology | 第126-134页 |
| ·Transformation of Home Consciousness | 第134-143页 |
| ·Transformations Visualized in Figures | 第143-147页 |
| ·The Most Individualized Groups Based on Five Variables | 第147-150页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第150-157页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第150-155页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第155-157页 |
| Bibliography | 第157-166页 |
| Appendix | 第166-172页 |
