声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
CONTENTS
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 A general introduction to Sinclair Lewis and his Babbitt
1．2 Literature review
1．2．1 Foreign studies
1．2．2 Domestic studies
1．3 A brief introduction to the related theory
1．3．1 A general survey of social identity theory
1．3．2 Individual identity and social identification
1．4 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Two Babbitt’s Temporary Identification with the Middle-class Identity
2．1 Stereotyping of Babbitt as one of the middle-class businessmen
2．2 Babbitt’s in-group favoritism
2．3 Babbitt’s out-group discrimination
Chapter Three Babbitt’s Identity Crisis and Failed Search for New Identity
3．1 Babbitt’s out-group favoritism for the upper class
3．2 Babbitt’s escape from his group
3．3 Babbitt’s failed search for individual identity
3．4 Babbitt’s return to his group
Chapter Four Social Influences for Babbitt’s Failure
4．1 The middle-class pursuit for material
4．1．1 The situation of the middle class in the 1920s
4．1．2 Consumption：a symbol of social status and identity
4．2 Babbitt’s conformity
Chapter Five Conclusion
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