| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Clearing the Ground for the Present Study and a Review of Previous Research | 第15-36页 |
| 1.1 Clarifying the Concepts of Intercultural Communication and Stereotype | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1.1 Communication and Culture | 第15-17页 |
| 1.1.1.1 What is Communication? | 第15页 |
| 1.1.1.2 Understanding Culture | 第15-16页 |
| 1.1.1.3 Intercultural Communication | 第16-17页 |
| 1.1.2 The Concept of Stereotype | 第17-21页 |
| 1.1.2.1 Definitions of Stereotype in Dictionaries | 第17-18页 |
| 1.1.2.2 Definitions of Stereotype Given by Scholars | 第18-20页 |
| 1.1.2.3 Definition of Stereotype in the Present Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| 1.2 Stereotype Formation, Development, and Application: A Social Psychological Perspective | 第21-32页 |
| 1.2.1 The Formation of Stereotype and the Development of the Paradox | 第21-25页 |
| 1.2.1.1 How Stereotypes Form | 第21-23页 |
| 1.2.1.1.1 Social Categorization | 第21-22页 |
| 1.2.1.1.2 Ingroups Versus Outgroups | 第22页 |
| 1.2.1.1.3 Sociocultural and Motivational Factors | 第22-23页 |
| 1.2.1.2 How Stereotypes Survive: Self-Perpetuating Mechanisms | 第23-25页 |
| 1.2.1.2.1 Illusory Correlations | 第23-24页 |
| 1.2.1.2.2 Attributions | 第24页 |
| 1.2.1.2.3 Subtyping | 第24-25页 |
| 1.2.1.2.4 Self-Fulfilling Prophecies | 第25页 |
| 1.2.2 The Inevitability of Stereotyping: A Further Look on the Paradox of Perception | 第25-27页 |
| 1.2.3 From Theory to Practice: Functions and Dysfunctions of Stereotypes | 第27-32页 |
| 1.2.3.1 Stcreotypic Analysis in Intercultural Studies | 第27-29页 |
| 1.2.3.1.1 Stereotype as a Perception Strategy in Daily Lives | 第27-28页 |
| 1.2.3.1.2 Stereotype as a Way of Learning Culture | 第28-29页 |
| 1.2.3.2 Positive Stereotypes versus Negative Ones: Stereotypes in Practice | 第29-32页 |
| 1.2.3.2.1 Can Positive Stereotypes Bc Constructive? | 第29-31页 |
| 1.2.3.2.2 A Threat in the Air: Effects on Stigmatized Targets | 第31-32页 |
| 1.3 Stereotype and Intercultural Communication: A Survey of Previous Research | 第32-34页 |
| 1.4 Comments on Previous Studies | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis | 第36-44页 |
| 2.1 A Model of Communication | 第36-38页 |
| 2.1.1 Schramm's Interactive Model of Communication | 第36-37页 |
| 2.1.2 Comments on Schramm's Model: An Intercultural Communication Perspective | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2 Attribution Theory | 第38-44页 |
| 2.2.1 Considered Judgments: Attribution Theory | 第38-41页 |
| 2.2.2 Stereotypes and Attributions | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design for a Qualitative Study | 第44-49页 |
| 3.1 Objectives | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2 Overview | 第45页 |
| 3.3 Subjects | 第45-46页 |
| 3.4 Instrument | 第46-47页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第49-68页 |
| 4.1 Stereotype Content | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2 The Complexities of Stereotype's Role in Intercultural Communication | 第50-65页 |
| 4.2.1 The Ways That People Learn Stereotypes | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Stereotypes as the Basis of Expectations and Attributions | 第53-60页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Stereotypes in People's Belief Systems | 第53-55页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Stereotype's Role in Perception | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Stereotypes and Communication Expectations | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2.2.4 Stereotypes and Attributions | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.3 Positive Stereotypes' Effects | 第60-62页 |
| 4.2.4 Negative Stereotypes: Application and Inhibition | 第62-65页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第65-68页 |
| Conclusion and Limitations | 第68-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第73-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第75-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87-88页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第88页 |
