| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Purpose | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2.1 From the Dimension of Mass Communication | 第14页 |
| 1.2.2 From the Dimension of Politics and Society | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1 Studies on the Gender Theory and Gender Equality | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Female Image and Image of First Lady | 第17-20页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-26页 |
| 3.1 Gender Theory | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2 Theory of Discourse Analysis | 第22-24页 |
| 3.3 The Theory of Culture | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第26-30页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第26页 |
| 4.2 Research Methods | 第26-28页 |
| 4.2.1 Quantitative Analysis | 第26-27页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Keyword Analysis | 第26-27页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Concordance and Collocates Analyses | 第27页 |
| 4.2.2 Qualitative Analysis | 第27-28页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Five Discourse Analysis and Discussion | 第30-81页 |
| 5.1 Quantitative Analysis | 第30-38页 |
| 5.1.1 Keyword Lists of the Two Corpora | 第30-31页 |
| 5.1.2 Keyword Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| 5.1.3 Concordance and Collocates Analyses | 第32-38页 |
| 5.2 Qualitative Analysis | 第38-68页 |
| 5.2.1 Construction of Images of First Lady in Chinese Newspapers | 第38-51页 |
| 5.2.2 Construction of Images of First Lady in American Newspapers | 第51-65页 |
| 5.2.3 Comparison of Images of First Lady in Chinese and American Newspapers | 第65-68页 |
| 5.3 Discussion | 第68-81页 |
| 5.3.1 The Cross-cultural Factors for Image Construction of First Lady in Chinese and American Newspapers | 第69-73页 |
| 5.3.2 The Historical Progress for First Lady's Engagement in Politics and Philanthropy Promoting Women's Development | 第73-77页 |
| 5.3.3 The Social Construction of Image of First Lady by the Mass Media | 第77-81页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第81-84页 |
| 6.1 Findings and Contributions of the Present Research | 第81-82页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for the Further Research | 第82-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-89页 |
| Appendix | 第89-106页 |
