Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background and Significance of the Study
1.2 Research Questions and Methodology
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Studies on The Kitchen God's Wife and Cultural Conflicts
2.1.1 Researches on Amy Tan’S The Kitchen God's Wife
2.1.2 Studies on Culture Dimensions Theory
2.1.3 Studies on Intercultural Awareness
2.2 Theoretical Framework of the Study
2.2.1 Cultural Conflicts and the Concept of Face
2.2.2 Main Causes of Cultural Conflicts
2.2.3 Intercultural Conflict Management
Chapter Three The Analysis of CulturalConflicts in The Kitchen God's Wife
3.1 Introduction to The Kitchen God's Wife
3.2 Cultural Conflicts Reflected in The Kitchen God's Wife
3.2.1 Confliets in Values
3.2.2 Conflicts in Ways of Thinking
3.2.3 Conflicts in Cultural Norms and Rules
3.2.4 Conflicts in Face Concerns
Chapter Four Resolutions of Cultural Conflicts in The Kitchen God's Wife
4.1 Different Styles of Cultural Management
4.2 Process from Cultural Conflicts to Integration
4.3 Enlightenment on Intercultural Communications
Chapter Five Conclusions
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
声明