| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·Background information of overseas Chinese returning | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第14-17页 |
| ·Reasons for focusing on high-level talents of returnees | 第15-16页 |
| ·Common characteristics of research subjects | 第16-17页 |
| ·Relevant theories and key factors of traditional Chinese culture | 第17-18页 |
| ·Qualitative research and case study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Thesis structure | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第21-31页 |
| ·Previous studies abroad on immigration/migration | 第21-26页 |
| ·Previous studies abroad on Chinese immigrants in their host countries | 第21-25页 |
| ·Previous studies abroad on re-entry | 第25-26页 |
| ·Previous studies on returnees in China | 第26-31页 |
| ·Classification of existing articles on Chinese returnees in China | 第26-27页 |
| ·Wang Huiyao's major books on overseas Chinese and Chinese returnees | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第31-41页 |
| ·Culture shock and reverse culture shock | 第31-37页 |
| ·Culture shock | 第31-34页 |
| ·Reverse culture shock | 第34-37页 |
| ·Cultural capital and habitus | 第37-41页 |
| ·Cultural capital | 第38-39页 |
| ·Habitus | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Methodology | 第41-46页 |
| ·Identifying participants | 第41-42页 |
| ·Research methods | 第42-46页 |
| ·Case study | 第43-44页 |
| ·In-depth interview | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Case analysis of high-level talents of returnees | 第46-65页 |
| ·Cases | 第46-53页 |
| ·University scholars | 第46-50页 |
| ·Entrepreneurs starting businesses | 第50-53页 |
| ·Common characteristics revealed in the interviews | 第53-59页 |
| ·Process of reverse culture shock | 第54-55页 |
| ·Reasons for reverse culture shock | 第55-56页 |
| ·Analysis of the returnees' qualities with key factors of traditional Chinese culture | 第56-59页 |
| ·Analysis of individualities | 第59-63页 |
| ·Scholars Vs. Entrepreneurs | 第60-61页 |
| ·Analyzing individual differences | 第61-63页 |
| ·Suggestions for overcoming reverse culture shock | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·The major findings | 第65-66页 |
| ·Theoretical and practical implications | 第66-67页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-73页 |
| Appendix | 第73-90页 |
| Ⅰ 案例一 | 第73-79页 |
| Ⅱ 案例二 | 第79-84页 |
| Ⅲ 案例三 | 第84-87页 |
| Ⅳ 案例四 | 第87-90页 |
