| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-16页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Structure of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Differences between American and Chinese Parenting Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Differences between American and Chinese Parenting in China | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Growing Pains and Jia You Er Nv | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ METHODOLOGY AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS | 第22-31页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第22-23页 |
| ·Content Analysis | 第22-23页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis | 第23页 |
| ·Research Materials | 第23-25页 |
| ·Growing Pains | 第23-24页 |
| ·Jia You Er Nv | 第24-25页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing the Two Sitcoms | 第25页 |
| ·Event Selecting | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第26页 |
| ·Theoretical Frameworks of the Study | 第26-31页 |
| ·The Individualism-Collectivism Dichotomy | 第27-30页 |
| ·Confucianism | 第30-31页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第31-76页 |
| ·Differences between American and Chinese Parenting Goals and Expectations | 第31-42页 |
| ·Academic and Social Achievement Expectations | 第32-42页 |
| ·Academic Expectation— Striving for Excellence vs. Try Your Best | 第32-40页 |
| ·Social Achievement Expectation— Social Elites vs. Ordinary People | 第40-42页 |
| ·Moral and Virtue Expectations | 第42页 |
| ·Differences between American and Chinese Child-Parent Relationship34 | 第42-54页 |
| ·Trust and Respect | 第47-51页 |
| ·Over-protection | 第51-54页 |
| ·Differences between American and Chinese Parenting Strategies | 第54-76页 |
| ·Differences Related to Children’s Academic Performance | 第57-58页 |
| ·Differences Related to Children’s Interest and Wish | 第58-62页 |
| ·Differences Related to Children’s Frustration | 第62-63页 |
| ·Differences Related to Children’s Improper Behaviors | 第63-69页 |
| ·Differences Related to Children’s Good Deeds and Extracurricular Accomplishments | 第69-72页 |
| ·Differences Related to Conflicts between the Children | 第72-76页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ | 第76-80页 |
| ·Major Results of This Study | 第76-78页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study | 第78-79页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第79-80页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第80-84页 |
| APPENDIX | 第84-91页 |
