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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/45369

Fundamental research on Socially Contributive Activities carried out by Religious groups and institutions (SCAR) : case studies of the media reports and a questionnaire research of religious groups and institutions in Sapporo

日本語

questionnaire research

2009-03-31

日韓次世代学術フォーラム

次世代人文社会研究

5

217-237

In modern Japan, various religious groups and institutions have carried out many types of social services. Many researchers have studied histories of these services and schools of thought of religious groups and institutions. However, many researchers have only studied cases that are important or successful. In this article we use the concept of Socially Contributive Activities carried out by Religious groups and institutions (SCAR), because it can explain not only social services but also social responsibilities of religions. We studied a wide variety of SCAR based on two case studies. The first is the analysis of Religious Information Research Center’s database and the second is a questionnaire research of religious groups and institutions in Sapporo. Based on our researches we have good reasons to believe that the concept of “SCAR” is a label, because it has been ambiguously defined by esearchers, actors, receivers and so on. Furthermore, we will show two typologies based on many cases. Finally we would argue that we need to study SCAR more intensively in the future and we need to analyze the function of religions as a social capital as well as the role of religious groups and institutions in the community.

学術雑誌論文

Accepted Manuscript

1738-6470

AA12023927