| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-15页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction to Crash | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-27页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 The Significance of the Study | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER III THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第27-36页 |
| 3.1 Racism | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Racism | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Continuity of Racial Inequality | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2 Orientalism | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Cultural Relativism | 第34-36页 |
| CHAPTER IV THE RACIAL PROBLEMS IN LOS ANGELES | 第36-43页 |
| 4.1 Origins of Racial Problems in the United States | 第36-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Historical Root | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Cultural Stereotyping | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2 The Status Quo of Racial Problems in Los Angeles | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2.1 Religion in Los Angeles | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Racial Riots in Los Angeles | 第41-43页 |
| CHAPTER V THE CONFRONTATION AND RECONCILIATION IN CRASH | 第43-62页 |
| 5.1 The Confrontation among Different Social Groups | 第43-56页 |
| 5.1.1 The Estranged Relationship among Family Members | 第44-48页 |
| 5.1.2 The Conflicts between the White and Black | 第48-53页 |
| 5.1.3 The Disharmony Among Different Ethnic Groups | 第53-56页 |
| 5.2 The Reconciliation among Different relationships | 第56-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Final Peace between Family Members | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2.2 Understanding between the White and the Black | 第57-60页 |
| 5.2.3 The Reconciliation between Different Ethnic Groups | 第60-62页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第62-64页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第64-69页 |
