| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·Current Studies on Parenting Styles at Home and Abroad | 第12-19页 |
| ·Diana Baumrind's Prototypical Descriptions of Three Parenting Styles | 第13-16页 |
| ·Ruth Chao and guan | 第16-18页 |
| ·Francis L.K. Hsu | 第18-19页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two Relations between Culture and Parenting | 第22-34页 |
| ·Culture's Influence on Parenting | 第22-27页 |
| ·Important Role of Parenting | 第22-25页 |
| ·Culture's Impact on Parenting | 第25-27页 |
| ·Collectivism vs. Individualism | 第27-34页 |
| ·Chinese and Collectivism | 第28-29页 |
| ·Americans and Individualism | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter Three Influence of Collectivism on Chinese Parenting | 第34-46页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Chinese Parenting Style | 第34-37页 |
| ·Influence of Collectivism on Chinese Parenting Practice | 第37-46页 |
| ·Origin of Collectivism—Confucianism | 第37-38页 |
| ·Interdependence and Level Structures | 第38-42页 |
| ·Strictness and Parental Control | 第42-44页 |
| ·Role of Children in Chinese Society and Overprotection | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Influence of Individualism on American Parenting | 第46-56页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of American Parenting Style | 第46-48页 |
| ·Influence of Individualism on American Parenting Practice | 第48-56页 |
| ·Core Values in U.S.—Individualism | 第49-51页 |
| ·Nuclear Family and Equality | 第51-52页 |
| ·Fostering Independence | 第52-54页 |
| ·Tenderness and Respect | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Changes and Trends of Parenting in China and America | 第56-64页 |
| ·Advantages and Disadvantages of Chinese Parenting | 第56-58页 |
| ·Advantages and Disadvantages of American Parenting | 第58-60页 |
| ·Interchange between Chinese and American Parenting Styles | 第60-62页 |
| ·Chinese Parents Adopting American Parenting Style | 第60-62页 |
| ·American Parents Adopting Chinese Parenting Style | 第62页 |
| ·Future Trend | 第62-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
