| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1. The Background for and Significance of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第10-12页 |
| 3. Research Methodology and Framework | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Cultural Values and Economic Behavior | 第14-22页 |
| ·The Definition of Cultural Values | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Impact of Cultural Values on Economic Behavior | 第16-19页 |
| ·An Overview of the U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Two The Factor of American Individualism | 第22-37页 |
| ·The Connotations of American Individualism | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Impact of The American Individualism on the Government | 第24-31页 |
| ·The Impact of American Individualism on Wall Street | 第31-37页 |
| Chapter Three The Factor of The American Materialism | 第37-51页 |
| ·The Connotations of the American Materialism | 第37-39页 |
| ·American Materialism in Modern Times | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Impact of the American Materialism on the Government | 第40-44页 |
| ·The Impact of American Materialism on the Mass Consumers | 第44-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| Works Cited | 第55-59页 |
