| Abstract (in English) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第6-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables and Figures#ⅸ | 第11-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background and rationale of the research | 第14-16页 |
| ·Proposal of research questions | 第16-17页 |
| ·Contents of the remaining chapters | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-36页 |
| ·LR of C-CR speech act set | 第18页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第18-28页 |
| ·Adjacency pair | 第20-21页 |
| ·Three constraint systems governing CRs | 第21-24页 |
| ·Findings in previous research | 第24-28页 |
| ·Studies comparing CRs between languages and cultures | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on CRs cross genders | 第25-27页 |
| ·Studiees on C-CR speech act set in the Chinese language | 第27-28页 |
| ·LR of social cognitive theory | 第28-35页 |
| ·An overview of SCT | 第28-29页 |
| ·Causal structure - triadic reciprocity | 第29-30页 |
| ·Socio-cognitive modes of influence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Socio-cognitive regulators of gendered conduct | 第31-33页 |
| ·Outcome expectations | 第31-32页 |
| ·Self-evaluative reactions | 第32-33页 |
| ·Self-efficacy beliefs | 第33页 |
| ·Successive transmission of gender-linked knowledge by virtue of sub-systems | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology and the Study | 第36-53页 |
| ·Development of the research instrument | 第36-46页 |
| ·Adoption of WDCT | 第36-37页 |
| ·Validity of the instrument | 第37-39页 |
| ·Pilot study - reliability of the instrument | 第39-46页 |
| ·Coding scheme of CRs | 第39-42页 |
| ·Procedures | 第42-44页 |
| ·Results | 第44-46页 |
| ·Problem and its solution | 第46页 |
| ·Main Study | 第46-52页 |
| ·Sampling | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data-collection procedures | 第48-49页 |
| ·Data coding and its validation | 第49-51页 |
| ·Data-input | 第51页 |
| ·Statistical analysis | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第53-80页 |
| ·Distribution patterns of CR strategies at intra-gender and inter-gender levels and their discussions | 第53页 |
| ·Simple vs. complex responses | 第53-65页 |
| ·Macro- vs. micro-functions | 第56-64页 |
| ·Intrinsically vs. extrinsically-complex responses | 第64-65页 |
| ·Distribution patterns of CR strategies at topic level and their discussions | 第65-71页 |
| ·Acceptance vs. Rejection macro-functions | 第65-68页 |
| ·Individual micro-functions | 第68-71页 |
| ·Further considerations of the research results and discussions | 第71-79页 |
| ·Other findings in the coding process | 第71-73页 |
| ·Theoretical implications of pragmatic research | 第73页 |
| ·College students as a particular sampling group | 第73-78页 |
| ·Educational impact | 第73-74页 |
| ·Influence of peers | 第74-75页 |
| ·Media representation of gender roles | 第75-76页 |
| ·College students in gender-role socialization | 第76-78页 |
| ·Historical sources of influence and contemporary evolution of gender-role differentiation in the Chinese cultural context | 第78-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-80页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Recommendations | 第80-86页 |
| ·Major findings of the research | 第80-81页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第81-83页 |
| ·In theory | 第81-82页 |
| ·In practice | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第83-84页 |
| ·Recommendations for future studies | 第84-86页 |
| End Notes | 第86-87页 |
| References | 第87-93页 |
| Appendices | 第93-97页 |
| Appendix 1: The English version of WDCT borrowed from Lorenzo-Dus' study | 第93-97页 |
| Appendix 2: The Chinese version of WDCT in the present study | 第97页 |
