| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| The significance of the thesis | 第7-8页 |
| A brief introduction of "Desperate housewives" | 第8-11页 |
| Literature review | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Conflicts in marriage of U.S middle-class women | 第14-24页 |
| ·Conflicts between husbands and wives | 第14-19页 |
| ·The conflicts caused by wanting a child | 第14-16页 |
| ·The conflicts caused by misunderstanding | 第16-17页 |
| ·The conflicts caused by different characteristics | 第17-18页 |
| ·The conflicts caused by extramarital affairs | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conflicts between wives and their children | 第19-22页 |
| ·Conflicts between wives and mother-in-laws | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Problems in marriage faced by U.S middle-class women | 第24-33页 |
| ·Single-parent families | 第24-26页 |
| ·Divorced families | 第26-29页 |
| ·Remarried families | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Challenges in marriage values of U.S middle-class women | 第33-46页 |
| ·The challenge of housewives in perfectionist pursuit | 第35-37页 |
| ·The challenge of housewives in material pursuit | 第37-38页 |
| ·The challenge of housewives in traditional pursuit | 第38-40页 |
| ·The challenge of housewives in romantic pursuit | 第40-43页 |
| ·The challenge of housewives in individualist pursuit | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第46-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
| 附件 | 第51页 |
