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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... immigrants to the United States . Table 23 Table 23. Demographics of Japanese immigrants to the United States ( % ) Year Women Professionals Housewives / dependents 1965 86 4 90 1970 73 15 74 1975 66 15 68 1979 64 18 63 1985 62 16 64 ...
... immigrants to the United States . Table 23 Table 23. Demographics of Japanese immigrants to the United States ( % ) Year Women Professionals Housewives / dependents 1965 86 4 90 1970 73 15 74 1975 66 15 68 1979 64 18 63 1985 62 16 64 ...
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... immigrants from 1965 to 1994. Though women still outnumber men two to one , the proportion of female immigrants from Japan dropped from 86 percent in 1965 to around two - thirds a decade later . More important , from 1965 to 1970 , the ...
... immigrants from 1965 to 1994. Though women still outnumber men two to one , the proportion of female immigrants from Japan dropped from 86 percent in 1965 to around two - thirds a decade later . More important , from 1965 to 1970 , the ...
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... immigrants employed in professional and technical occupations may partially explain the concentration of SGI - USA members in the " new class " occupations . Not only did the post - 1965 immigrants bring skills that were needed for the ...
... immigrants employed in professional and technical occupations may partially explain the concentration of SGI - USA members in the " new class " occupations . Not only did the post - 1965 immigrants bring skills that were needed for the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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