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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... Core Sig.a Group 45 75 89 0.000 District 26 59 84 0.000 Chapter 11 34 55 0.000 Headquarters 8 20 45 0.000 Area 3 13 27 0.002 Region 3 10 9 0.213 Note : Question 21 in the questionnaire , App . C. a The uncertainty coefficient , a ...
... Core Sig.a Group 45 75 89 0.000 District 26 59 84 0.000 Chapter 11 34 55 0.000 Headquarters 8 20 45 0.000 Area 3 13 27 0.002 Region 3 10 9 0.213 Note : Question 21 in the questionnaire , App . C. a The uncertainty coefficient , a ...
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... Core All Very realistic 39 61 79 59 Pretty realistic 43 30 20 32 Not very realistic 14 6 2 7 Not realistic 3 2 2 Don't know ( volunteered ) 1 1 N 89 237 56 382 Notes : Question 41 in the questionnaire , App . C. Chi - squared = 26.477 ...
... Core All Very realistic 39 61 79 59 Pretty realistic 43 30 20 32 Not very realistic 14 6 2 7 Not realistic 3 2 2 Don't know ( volunteered ) 1 1 N 89 237 56 382 Notes : Question 41 in the questionnaire , App . C. Chi - squared = 26.477 ...
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... core members would be more engaged in efforts to recruit others to join Soka Gakkai . This is , in fact , the case . The survey included a question asking whether respondents had been active in introducing others to Soka Gakkai . While ...
... core members would be more engaged in efforts to recruit others to join Soka Gakkai . This is , in fact , the case . The survey included a question asking whether respondents had been active in introducing others to Soka Gakkai . While ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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