Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and ConversionThis is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America. In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon. |
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... members of SGI - USA . It can be assumed that each subscription represents a household , since it is unlikely that households containing two or more members would take out more than one subscription . The 1997 survey of SGI - USA members ...
... members of SGI - USA . It can be assumed that each subscription represents a household , since it is unlikely that households containing two or more members would take out more than one subscription . The 1997 survey of SGI - USA members ...
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... SGI in the United States and Great Britain The demographic profile of SGI - USA members is consistent with that of SGI members in the United Kingdom . A few dif- ferences , however , are worthy of note . SGI members in the United States ...
... SGI in the United States and Great Britain The demographic profile of SGI - USA members is consistent with that of SGI members in the United Kingdom . A few dif- ferences , however , are worthy of note . SGI members in the United States ...
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... SGI members employed in manual and industrial work are in the minority . The majority of members in both countries are employed in the professional knowledge occupations . Differences do show up in the age at which SGI members in the ...
... SGI members employed in manual and industrial work are in the minority . The majority of members in both countries are employed in the professional knowledge occupations . Differences do show up in the age at which SGI members in the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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