| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第14-23页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Social Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.2 Academic Context of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 The Focus of the Study | 第18-20页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第20-21页 |
| 1.5 The Structure of the Paper | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-33页 |
| 2.1 The Background about Conflict Styles and Family Communication Pattern | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2 The Relationship between Family Communication Pattern and Conflict Styles13 | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 The Relationship between Culture, Family Communication Pattern andConflict Styles | 第28-33页 |
| CHAPTER III THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第33-43页 |
| 3.1 Conflict Styles | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2 Family Communication Pattern | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3 Cultural Dimensions | 第38-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Individualism-Collectivism | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.2 Power Distance | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.3 High-Context and Low-Context | 第41-43页 |
| CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF THE FAMILY COMMUNICATION PATTERN ANDCONFLICT STYLES IN THE MOVIES | 第43-67页 |
| 4.1 The Plot Overview of the Movies | 第43-48页 |
| 4.1.1 Feng Shui | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.2 In-Laws | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Ordinary People | 第45-46页 |
| 4.1.4 American Beauty | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2 Family Communication Pattern | 第48-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Conformity Orientation and Conversation Orientation Reflected inChinese Movies | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Conformity Orientation and Conversation Orientation Reflected inAmerican Movies | 第52-56页 |
| 4.3 Conflict Styles | 第56-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Conflict Styles Used by Family Members in Chinese Movies | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3.2 Conflict Styles Used by Family Members in American Movies | 第58-62页 |
| 4.4 Cultural Differences Reflected in the Movies | 第62-67页 |
| 4.4.1 Individualistic Culture versus Collectivistic Culture | 第62-63页 |
| 4.4.2 Power Distance | 第63-65页 |
| 4.4.3 High-Context Culture versus Low-Context Culture | 第65-67页 |
| CHAPATER V DISCUSSION | 第67-73页 |
| 5.1 The Differences between American Family and Chinese Family in FamilyCommunication Pattern and Conflict Styles | 第67-70页 |
| 5.2 The Explanation of the Study Results | 第70-73页 |
| 5.2.1 Individualism-Collectivism | 第70-71页 |
| 5.2.2 Power Distance | 第71-72页 |
| 5.2.3 High-Context and Low-Context | 第72-73页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第73-76页 |
| 6.1 The Findings | 第73页 |
| 6.2 The Limitation of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| 6.3 The Implication and Further Research | 第74-76页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第76-78页 |
