中国被收养儿童在美国的身份认同构建.pdfVIP

Acknowledgements In writing this thesis, I owe a great debt of gratitude to all the people involved. First of all, my gratitude goes to my supervisor, Professor Zhu Quanhong, for his sincere help all the way through this thesis, from resourceful advices on the primitive idea of conducting a study on international adoption at the initial stage to wise guidance through the completion of this thesis. It is Professor Zhu Quanhong who leads me to see the big picture in which every research subject matter is set and it is he that proves to me how a good academic mentor can change the life of a young student. I‘m also thankful to Professor John Resch and Professor Bill Mullen who--though haven ‘t mentored me--help and support me on this intellectual effort. Professor Resch dedicates his heart and soul into not only teaching his students the knowledge but more importantly cultivating in his students a free mind to think independently. Professor Mullen inspires me on the topic of international adoption which develops into a full research paper. Last but not least, I would like to thank my family and friends who always have confidence in me and give great support to me all along. i 论文摘要 身份认同研究本身的多面性使得各领域研究身份认同问题时聚焦在身份认 同的某些方面进行研究。心理学与社会学领域对身份认同问题最为关注，但两者 的研究视角不甚相同，甚至有时是相对的。心理学家更注重从个人心理层面进行 剖析，而社会学家者更关注在宏观的社会层面上各个群体是如果构建他们的身份 认同的。 美国白人收养中国儿童的现象在20 世纪90 年代才出现并很快发展成跨国收 养中前所未有的规模。由此，这些被收养的中国儿童在美国如何构建他们的身份 认同的问题急需被研究探索。由于这一问题本身的多面性，用于分析的理论框架 也必须是多面的。因此，在理论上，心理学领域的身份认同构建理论和身份认同 阶段范例将与社会学领域对少数族裔群体族裔身份认同的研究理论相结合，用于 分析这一问题。此外，在实地研究上，美国白人做出何种努力以及如何做出这些 努力来帮助被收养的中国儿童构建身份认同将通过对田野研究材料的分析得出。 通过结合理论与实地研究，最大限度地对这一问题做一个全面的研究探索。 本论文通过将心理学与社会学领域的理论相结合来分