| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8-10页 |
| ·Significance and Aims of the Research | 第10页 |
| ·Study Methods | 第10-12页 |
| 2 The Relationship between Child's Development and Mother | 第12-20页 |
| ·The Role of the Child and Periods of Child Development | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Importance of Children to Parents and to a Nation | 第12-13页 |
| ·Periods of Child Development | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Uniqueness of Mother's Role for the Child | 第14-16页 |
| ·Mother's Gender Advantage | 第14-15页 |
| ·Congenital Maternal Bonding | 第15页 |
| ·Compared with Father's Role | 第15-16页 |
| ·Relative Theories | 第16-20页 |
| ·Attachment Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·Social Learning Theory of Child Development | 第18-20页 |
| 3 Chinese and American Mothers' Influence on Their Children | 第20-29页 |
| ·Mothering Characteristics' Influence in China | 第20-23页 |
| ·Mothering Characteristics' Influence in America | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Relationship between Culture and Mothering Characteristics | 第26-29页 |
| 4 Analysis of Mothers' Characteristics from the Perspective of Hofstede's Cultural ValueTheory | 第29-43页 |
| ·Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions | 第30-34页 |
| ·Analysis of Chinese and American Culture Values Based on Hofstede's Dimensions | 第34-37页 |
| ·Chinese Culture Values | 第34-35页 |
| ·American Culture Values | 第35-37页 |
| ·Root-causes Affect Chinese and American Mothers' Characteristics | 第37-43页 |
| ·Chinese Collectivism | 第38-39页 |
| ·American Individualism | 第39-43页 |
| 5 Enlightenment and Limitations | 第43-47页 |
| ·The Importance of Maternal Education | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Importance of Developing Mutual Understanding | 第44-45页 |
| ·Knowing Ourselves | 第44-45页 |
| ·Knowing Others | 第45页 |
| ·Limitations | 第45-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-48页 |
| Notes | 第48-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Publication During M.A. Study | 第56-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57-58页 |
