摘要 | 第1-6页 |
Abstract | 第6-10页 |
Introduction | 第10-21页 |
I. Embodiment of the Chinese-American Father-Son Conflicts | 第21-36页 |
A. Conflict in Values: Chinese Confucian Tradition vs.Half-Westernized Cultural Ideas | 第21-25页 |
1. Contradiction in Different Ways of Life | 第22-23页 |
2. Contradiction in Different Understanding of Family Member s Relationship | 第23-25页 |
B. Conflict in Self-identification: A Marginal Other vs. a Rootless Outsider | 第25-30页 |
1. The "Other" in Other People s Eyes | 第26-27页 |
2. The "Outsider" in Their Own Eyes | 第27-30页 |
C. Conflict in Racial Ideas: Radical Chinese Nationalism vs. Harmonious Racial Ideas | 第30-36页 |
1. Different Opinions for Chinese Nationalism | 第31-32页 |
2. Contradictory Attitudes towards People of Other Races | 第32-36页 |
II. Causes for the Chinese-American Father-Son Conflicts | 第36-62页 |
A. Cultural Differences between the West and the East | 第36-43页 |
1. Family-Centered Chinese Culture vs. Individual-Centered American Culture | 第36-40页 |
2. Inward Stable Chinese Culture vs. Outward Mobile American Culture | 第40-43页 |
B. Cleft in the Family Memory | 第43-48页 |
1. A Generation without the Family Memory | 第44-45页 |
2. Problems Caused by Cleft in the Family Memory | 第45-48页 |
C. Failure of Communication between the Father and the Son | 第48-55页 |
1. Language as a Barrier for Communication | 第49-51页 |
2. Emotional Barriers for Communication | 第51-55页 |
D. Complexity and Vulnerability of the Father-Son Complex | 第55-62页 |
1. The Appearance of "Father Figures" Alienating Henry from His Father | 第55-59页 |
2. The Absence of the "Mother" Worsening the Relationship | 第59-62页 |
III. Construction of a Harmonious Chinese-American Father-Son Relationship | 第62-83页 |
A. Construction of the Third Space of Cultural ideas between Henry and Marty | 第62-71页 |
1. Negation of the Chinese Culture | 第63-65页 |
2. Negotiation between the Chinese Culture and the American One | 第65-68页 |
3. Hybridization of the Two Different Cultures | 第68-71页 |
B. Elimination of Racial Confusion on the Part of Henry and Marty | 第71-76页 |
1. Elimination of Hostility towards Other Races | 第72-73页 |
2. Construction of Racial Syncretism | 第73-76页 |
C. Strengthening of Understanding between Henry and Marty | 第76-83页 |
1. Better Understanding Triggered by Blood Tie | 第76-78页 |
2. Better Understanding Consolidated through Proper Communication | 第78-83页 |
Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
Works Cited | 第87-94页 |
Acknowledgements | 第94-95页 |
Paper Published during Study | 第95-96页 |