| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter I Introduction and Statement of the Problem | 第13-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Preview of the Following Chapters | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第18-37页 |
| ·The Making of a Person: Reciprocation of Identity and Behavior from an Intercultural Point of View | 第18-20页 |
| ·Gender Communicated: Identity, Behavior, and Inter-Group Communication | 第20-31页 |
| ·Gender as an Important Aspect of Identity | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on the Formation of Gender as an Identity | 第21-25页 |
| ·Gender Stereotypes | 第25-28页 |
| ·Identity and Inter-Group Communication: A Gendered Perspective | 第28-31页 |
| ·Gender Identity Studies | 第31-37页 |
| ·A Brief History of Gender Identity Studies | 第32-33页 |
| ·Gender Identity and Subjective Well-Being and Competence Studies | 第33-35页 |
| ·New Trends in Gender Identity Studies | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter III Methodology | 第37-49页 |
| ·The Employment of a Quantitative Approach | 第37-43页 |
| ·Gender Role Identity and Perception Measurement | 第38-41页 |
| ·Communication Style Measurement | 第41-42页 |
| ·Attitude toward Gender-related Counter-Stereotypical Behaviors | 第42-43页 |
| ·Participants Demographic Information | 第43-44页 |
| ·Measures | 第44-46页 |
| ·Reliability tests | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter IV Results and Discussion | 第49-78页 |
| ·Research Question 1 | 第49-51页 |
| ·Research Question 2 | 第51-60页 |
| ·Perception of the Other Gender | 第51-55页 |
| ·Gender Identity and Other-Gender Perception | 第55-57页 |
| ·Other-Gender Inclination | 第57-60页 |
| ·Research Question 3 | 第60-65页 |
| ·Correlations among Gender Trait Dimensions and Communication Styles | 第60-61页 |
| ·Gender Identity and Communication Style | 第61-63页 |
| ·Communication Style Related to Other-Gender Perception | 第63-65页 |
| ·Research Question 4 | 第65-78页 |
| ·The Construction of Counter-Stereotypical Behaviors | 第65-69页 |
| ·Genders and Counter-Stereotypical Behavior Perception | 第69-73页 |
| ·Gender Identity, Other-Gender Perception and Counter-Stereotype Tolerance | 第73-78页 |
| Chapter V Conclusions & Suggestions for Future Studies | 第78-90页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第78-86页 |
| ·Gender Identity Type Distribution | 第78-79页 |
| ·Other-Gender Perception and Inclination | 第79-82页 |
| ·Gender Identity, Other-Gender Perception and Their Relationship with Communication Style | 第82-83页 |
| ·Gender-Related Counter-Stereotypical Behavior, Tolerance and Its Relationship with Gender Identity and Other-Gender Perception | 第83-86页 |
| ·Applications and Limitations of the Study | 第86-87页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Studies | 第87-90页 |
| References | 第90-103页 |
| Appendices | 第103-123页 |