| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| Chapter One Identity Dilemmas of Immigrants in White Teeth | 第20-30页 |
| 1.1 Origins of Immigrants | 第22-24页 |
| 1.2 Marginalization of Immigrants | 第24-28页 |
| 1.2.1 Restrictive Immigration Policies | 第24-26页 |
| 1.2.2 Marginalized Life | 第26-28页 |
| 1.3 Contested Issues of Identity in White Teeth | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Identity Construction of Four Generations Immigrants in WhiteTeeth | 第30-51页 |
| 2.1 Religion in Constructing First Generation Immigrants’ Identities | 第33-36页 |
| 2.1.1 The Identity of Hortense Bowden | 第33-35页 |
| 2.1.2 Religion as Opiate of the People in Colonial Time | 第35-36页 |
| 2.2 History in Constructing the Second and Third Generation Immigrants | 第36-45页 |
| 2.2.1. History as Motivation | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.2 History as a Sanctuary | 第38-42页 |
| 2.2.3 History as Something to Leave behind | 第42-44页 |
| 2.2.4 Histories as a Cultural Baggage | 第44-45页 |
| 2.3 Popular Cultural Trends in Constructing the Fourth Generation Immigrants’ Identity | 第45-51页 |
| 2.3.1 The Empowering Media Culture | 第46-47页 |
| 2.3.2 The Enlightening Progressive Movements | 第47-49页 |
| 2.3.3 A New Way of Thinking: Science and Technology | 第49-50页 |
| 2.3.4 Liberal Social Atmosphere | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Three Reasons for Generational Differences in Identity Construction | 第51-60页 |
| 3.1 Summary of Generational Differences | 第51-52页 |
| 3.2 Analysis of Generational Differences | 第52-60页 |
| 3.2.1 Religion Pivotal to the First Generation Immigrants | 第52-53页 |
| 3.2.2 History Important to the Second and Third Generation Immigrants | 第53-55页 |
| 3.2.3 Popular Trends Taking the Place of Religion and History | 第55-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-69页 |
