| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-12页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-17页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第17-27页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第17-19页 |
| ·Main Concern of This Study | 第19-21页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第21-25页 |
| ·Layout of This Study | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第27-42页 |
| ·Related Research on Privacy Abroad | 第27-30页 |
| ·Related Research on Privacy at Home | 第30-35页 |
| ·Definition of Value | 第35-42页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第42-61页 |
| ·Related Concepts of Privacy and Their Definitions | 第42-56页 |
| ·Cultural Values and Hofstede’s Four Culture Dimensions | 第56-59页 |
| ·Warren and Brandeis' Nonintrusion Theory and the Communication Privacy Management Theory | 第59-61页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ METHODOLOGY | 第61-71页 |
| ·Rationale of the Method Selection | 第61-62页 |
| ·Research Goal and Questions | 第62-63页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第63-64页 |
| ·Procedure | 第64-69页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第69-71页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ RESULT ANALYSIS | 第71-90页 |
| ·Analysis of Privacy in Daily Communication Setting in Chinese and American Culture | 第71-76页 |
| ·Analysis of Privacy in Clinic Setting Between Chinese and American Culture | 第76-79页 |
| ·Analysis of Privacy in Personal Space Setting in Chinese and American Culture | 第79-82页 |
| ·General Analysis of the Interviews about Privacy | 第82-90页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ DISCUSSION | 第90-110页 |
| ·Reasons for Different Privacy Between the Two Cultures in the First Setting | 第90-97页 |
| ·Reasons for Different Privacy Between the Two Cultures in the Second Setting | 第97-102页 |
| ·Reasons for Different Privacy Between the Two Cultures in the Third Setting | 第102-110页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第110-116页 |
| ·Findings of This Study | 第110-113页 |
| ·Implications for Further Study | 第113-115页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第115-116页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第116-125页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第125-131页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第131-141页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第141-143页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第143-144页 |
