| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-18页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Methodology and Thesis Structure | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-26页 |
| ·Related Study Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| ·Related Study at Home | 第21-25页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第25-26页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FOUNDATION | 第26-33页 |
| ·Individualism vs. Collectivism in Cross-culture Studies | 第26-28页 |
| ·Individualism | 第26-27页 |
| ·Collectivism | 第27-28页 |
| ·Autonomy vs. Confucian Familism | 第28-33页 |
| ·Western Culture-Bound Autonomy | 第28-30页 |
| ·Chinese Confucian Familism | 第30-33页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ BIOETHICS AND ITS DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA | 第33-40页 |
| ·Conceptualization of Bioethics | 第33-38页 |
| ·Definition and Research Scope of Bioethics | 第33-35页 |
| ·Principles of Bioethics | 第35-38页 |
| ·Autonomy | 第35-36页 |
| ·Beneficence | 第36页 |
| ·Nonmaleficence | 第36-37页 |
| ·Justice | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Development of Bioethics in China | 第38-40页 |
| ·Three Waves of Chinese Bioethical Development | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Problem of Chinese Bioethical Development | 第39-40页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ EMBODIMENT OF AUTONOMY VS. CONFUCIAN FAMILISM IN BIOETHICS | 第40-59页 |
| ·Different Perceptions Between the West and China on Life and Death | 第40-51页 |
| ·Western Traditional Ethics on Life and Death | 第40-42页 |
| ·Chinese Traditional Perception of Life and Death | 第42-44页 |
| ·Embodiment of Attitudinal Disparity Toward Death on Euthanasia | 第44-48页 |
| ·Perception of Euthanasia | 第44-45页 |
| ·Positive Attitude Toward Euthanasia in the West | 第45-47页 |
| ·Impact of Chinese Familism and Filial Piety on Euthanasia | 第47-48页 |
| ·Embodiment of Attitudinal Disparity Toward Death on Organ Donation | 第48-51页 |
| ·Western Ideology on Organ Donation | 第49-50页 |
| ·Ethical Predicament of Organ Donation in Chinese Cultural Background | 第50-51页 |
| ·Western Self-determination vs. Chinese Family-centered Decision-making | 第51-59页 |
| ·Different Decision-making Models Exemplified in Truth-telling | 第53-55页 |
| ·Patient Knows First in the West | 第53-54页 |
| ·Family Know First in China | 第54-55页 |
| ·Different Decision-making Models Exemplified in Informed Consent | 第55-59页 |
| ·Informed Consent—A Borrowed Concept | 第55-56页 |
| ·Western Autonomy as the Kernel of Informed Consent | 第56-57页 |
| ·Chinese Family-consent Model of Informed Consent | 第57-59页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ WAY TO DEAL WITH CULTURAL DISSENSUS | 第59-63页 |
| ·Communicating and Making Decisions in the “Field” | 第59-60页 |
| ·Promotion of Cultural Tolerance | 第60-61页 |
| ·Commensurability of Western autonomy and Confucian Familism | 第61-63页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第63-68页 |
| ·Implications for Future Studies | 第63-65页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第65-68页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第68-71页 |
