| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| ·Rise of the Issue | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| ·Definition of Family | 第14-15页 |
| ·Family as Defined by the U.S. Census Bureau | 第14-15页 |
| ·Household and Families | 第15页 |
| ·Nuclear Family | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Myth of the Universal Nuclear Family | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Changes of American Family | 第19-38页 |
| ·Economic Transformation in American Society since the 1950s. | 第19-20页 |
| ·Changing Norms of Family Life | 第20-22页 |
| ·A Changing Nuclear Family | 第22-30页 |
| ·Changing Labor Force Patterns within the Family | 第22-29页 |
| ·Cohabitation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Variants of Family Structure | 第30-35页 |
| ·Married Couples with Children | 第32页 |
| ·Married Couples without Children | 第32-34页 |
| ·Single-Parent Families | 第34页 |
| ·Blended Family | 第34-35页 |
| ·Understanding the Changing Family | 第35-36页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Causes of Family Changes | 第38-55页 |
| ·Why the Anomalous 1950s? | 第38-46页 |
| ·The family Anomaly in the 1950s | 第38-40页 |
| ·Explanations for the Anomaly in the 1950s. | 第40-46页 |
| ·Working-class Affluence and the Growth of Suburbs | 第42-45页 |
| ·Family-Centered Values in the 1950s | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Rebellious Sixties | 第46-49页 |
| ·The Second Wave of the Women’s Movement | 第49-53页 |
| ·Feminist Movement and Family Change | 第50-52页 |
| ·Increasing Labor Force Participation by Women and Family Change | 第52-53页 |
| ·Increasing Control over Reproduction.. | 第53页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Responses to the Family Changes | 第55-60页 |
| ·Feminist and Antifeminist | 第55-56页 |
| ·Status Conflict among Women | 第56-57页 |
| ·Universalistic Versus Traditionalistic Ideals | 第57-58页 |
| ·Men’s Attitude toward Changes of Roles in the Family | 第58-59页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
