| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·The Significance of Studying Culture Dimension and Family | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Aim and Focus of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·The Practical Value and Purpose of This Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| ·Main Works Concerning Cross-Cultural Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Major Contributions of Previous Studies | 第12-13页 |
| ·Evaluations of the Main Works | 第13页 |
| ·Main Works Concerning Parent-Child Study | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Characteristic of Parent-Child Relation | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Manifestations of Parent-Child Relation | 第16页 |
| ·The Power Distance Societal Norm | 第16-17页 |
| ·Power Distance in Family | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Frameworks | 第21-27页 |
| ·Cultural Values | 第21-22页 |
| ·History of Cultural Dimensions Study | 第22-25页 |
| ·Hofstede’s Theoryof Cultural Dimensions | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of the Power Distance | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Cultural Stereotypes | 第25-26页 |
| ·Discourse Competent Analysis | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Four Comparison of Power Distance in China and America | 第27-59页 |
| ·The Chinese Traditional Culture and Its Influence on the Family | 第27-28页 |
| ·The American Culture and the Influence on the Family | 第28-29页 |
| ·Family Structure and Family Communication | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Family Structure | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Family Communication | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Parenting-Style | 第32-43页 |
| ·The Parenting Styles in China | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Parenting Styles in America | 第34-35页 |
| ·Case Study—“Tiger Mother” | 第35-39页 |
| ·Case Study—“Family Conflict” | 第39-43页 |
| ·Filial Piety and Pension Model | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Intimacy Survey of Relationship between Parents and Children | 第45-54页 |
| ·Closeness of Parent-Child Relation in China | 第45-49页 |
| ·Closeness of Parent-Child Relation in America | 第49-52页 |
| ·Summary of the Closeness on Parent-Child Relation | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Tendency of Parent-Child Relation in Modern Time | 第54-59页 |
| ·The Changing Parent-Child Relations in America | 第54-56页 |
| ·Harmony Family and the Parent-Child Relationship in China | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter five Conclusion | 第59-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第59-61页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Prospects | 第61-64页 |
| ·The Limitation of the Paper | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Future Prospects | 第62-64页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第64-67页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第67-68页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第68-70页 |
