Date of Award:
5-1971
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Sociology and Anthropology
Department name when degree awarded
Sociology
Committee Chair(s)
Gordon N. Keller
Committee
Gordon N. Keller
Committee
Wesley T. Maughan
Committee
William A. DeHart
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to present a sociological analysis of American Buddhism in northern Utah. Specifically, the analysis covered the acculturation changes of American Buddhism in X __ , Utah, the functions of the acculturation changes, and the effects of secularization on the Buddhists.
The findings were as follows:
- Buddhism in X___ is becoming "American Buddhism" just as Buddhism in Japan became Japanese Buddhism.
- Buddhism in X___ reinforces the norms and values of the X___ society but also puts a strain on social relationship by contributing to ethnocentrism and racial segregation.
- The Buddhist Society in X___ has become more secular and, as a consequence of the secularization process, could cease to exist in the future.
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Recommended Citation
Timper, Priscilla Tomich, "An Acculturation Study of Japanese-American Buddhists in Northern Utah" (1971). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3522.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3522
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