| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Culture and Intercultural Communication | 第12-24页 |
| ·About Culture | 第12-19页 |
| ·Definitions of Culture | 第12-14页 |
| ·Characteristics of Culture | 第14-16页 |
| ·Cultural Differences Between East and West | 第16-19页 |
| ·About Communication | 第19-21页 |
| ·Definitions of Communication | 第19-20页 |
| ·Components of Communication | 第20-21页 |
| ·Culture and Communication | 第21页 |
| ·About Intercultural Communication (IC) | 第21-24页 |
| ·Definitions of Intercultural Communication | 第21-22页 |
| ·Changeability: An Important Characteristic of IC | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Cultural Stereotype and Intercultural Communication | 第24-46页 |
| ·The Basic Concepts of Cultural Stereotype | 第24-32页 |
| ·Definitions of Cultural Stereotype | 第24-26页 |
| ·Classification of Cultural Stereotype: Positive and Negative | 第26页 |
| ·Characteristics of Cultural Stereotype | 第26-27页 |
| ·Formation of Cultural Stereotype | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Influences of Cultural Stereotype on Intercultural Communication | 第32-43页 |
| ·The Relationship Between Cultural Stereotype and Intercultural Communication | 第32-33页 |
| ·Positive Influences of Cultural Stereotype on Intercultural Communication | 第33-35页 |
| ·Negative Influences of Cultural Stereotype on Intercultural Communication | 第35-43页 |
| ·Comments on the Influences of Cultural Stereotype | 第43-46页 |
| ·The Widely-accepted Opinions on Cultural Stereotype | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Proper Attitude towards Cultural Stereotype | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 3 The Dynamic Trend of Cultural Stereotype | 第46-57页 |
| ·Sources of Cultural Stereotype | 第46-52页 |
| ·Cognitive Sources | 第46-48页 |
| ·Social Cultural Sources | 第48-52页 |
| ·Specifications of the Dynamic Trend of Cultural Stereotype | 第52-57页 |
| ·Globalization: A Hot Topic in Today’s World | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Changeability of the Sources of Cultural Stereotype | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Changeability of Cultural Stereotype | 第54-56页 |
| ·Models of Cultural Stereotype Change | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design and Methodology | 第57-67页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第57页 |
| ·Questionnaire Design | 第57页 |
| ·Selection of Subjects | 第57-58页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis of Statistical Results of Questionnaire I | 第58-59页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis of Statistical Results of Questionnaire II | 第59-63页 |
| ·Comments and Discussion | 第63-67页 |
| ·The Changeability of Cultural Stereotype | 第63页 |
| ·The Sources of Cultural Stereotype and its Changeability | 第63-64页 |
| ·The Influences of Cultural Stereotype on Intercultural Communication | 第64-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix I 关于中国人对美国人文化定势的调查 | 第74-76页 |
| Appendix II 中国人对美国文化及美国人文化定势调查问卷 | 第76-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78页 |
