| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| LIST OF TABLES,FIGURES,AND DIAGRAMS | 第10-11页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第11-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Thesis Statement | 第13-16页 |
| ·Thesis Expectations and Structure | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW OF RELATED EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON VALUES | 第18-32页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18-19页 |
| ·Rokeach Study | 第19-26页 |
| ·Values of American Men and Women | 第21-22页 |
| ·Age Differences in American Values | 第22-26页 |
| ·Schwartz Study | 第26-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER 3 THEORETICAL CONCLUSIONS OF GENDER AND AGE DIFFERENCES | 第32-50页 |
| ·Gender Differences Theories | 第32-44页 |
| ·Variance in Gender Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Evolutionary Theories in Gender | 第34-38页 |
| ·Social Constructionist Theories in Gender | 第38-41页 |
| ·Chinese Ancient Thought and Gender | 第41-43页 |
| ·Integrating Contrasting Origin Theories in Gender | 第43-44页 |
| ·Age Differences Theories | 第44-48页 |
| ·Psychology and Values of Teenagers in Late Adolescence | 第45-46页 |
| ·Psychology and Values of People in Early Adulthood | 第46-48页 |
| ·Comparing Values of Late Adolescents and Early Adults | 第48页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第48-50页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH DESIGN AND DATA ANALYSIS | 第50-58页 |
| ·Subjects | 第50页 |
| ·Instrument | 第50-52页 |
| ·Analyses | 第52-58页 |
| CHAPTER 5 RESEARCH RESULTS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION | 第58-68页 |
| ·The Whole Values Structure Study | 第58-61页 |
| ·Research Results by AMOS | 第58-59页 |
| ·Probable Reasons for not Sound Model Fit | 第59-61页 |
| ·The Gender Differences Study | 第61-64页 |
| ·Research Results | 第61-63页 |
| ·Applying Theoretical Perspectives on Gender Differences to the Findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·The Age Differences Study | 第64-68页 |
| ·Research Results | 第64-66页 |
| ·Applying Theoretical Perspectives on Age Differences to the Findings | 第66-68页 |
| CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS | 第68-72页 |
| ·Summary of the Research Findings | 第68-69页 |
| ·Distinctive Features of the Current Research and Future Directions | 第69-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-77页 |
| APPENDIX | 第77-81页 |
