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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Page 34
... level , 55 percent of them leadership positions at the dis- trict level , 31 percent at the chapter level , 20 percent at the headquarters level , and about 10 percent at the area and national levels . Members are also often involved in ...
... level , 55 percent of them leadership positions at the dis- trict level , 31 percent at the chapter level , 20 percent at the headquarters level , and about 10 percent at the area and national levels . Members are also often involved in ...
Page 65
... levels in SGI- USA . Reading across Table 15 , one will notice that the likeli- hood that respondents have held positions of leadership at each organizational level rises as one moves from the marginal to core members . The results are ...
... levels in SGI- USA . Reading across Table 15 , one will notice that the likeli- hood that respondents have held positions of leadership at each organizational level rises as one moves from the marginal to core members . The results are ...
Page 189
... levels than do late returners , and they also express greater satisfaction with leadership at all levels , especially at the group level . The exception is at the international level , where there is over- whelming satisfaction at each ...
... levels than do late returners , and they also express greater satisfaction with leadership at all levels , especially at the group level . The exception is at the international level , where there is over- whelming satisfaction at each ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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