Alan S Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 3894453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan S Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan S |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hokkaido University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 500 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
The Solidaristic Theory of Social Order
Several theoretical perspectives have emerged in the social sciences to explain variations in social order. In the normative perspective, order is a function of value consensus and the successful internalization of these values. Order in the Hobbesian perspective is a consequence of coercive state social control. However, the former cannot account for high levels of order in heterogeneous societies lacking value consensus, while the latter cannot…
Order by Accident
While the consequences of low social order are well understood, the consequences of high social order are not. Yet perhaps nowhere in the world is social order so well developed as in Japan, which is highly organized, economically successful, and enjoys a safe society. However, Japan pays a price the loss of personal freedom, and the inability to exploit its citizens' talents
Exploring Spirituality and Unchurched Religions in America, Sweden, and Japan
A typology of churched and unchurched religions is developed and then used to analyse the status of unchurched spirituality in the United States, Sweden, and Japan. In the United States, churched religions remain strong, while most of those who say they have no religious preference are quite religious, merely unchurched. In Sweden, the lack of participation in the state church seems to be more than offset by a rapid rise in unchurched religion, e…
Are Surveys on Trust Trustworthy
In this paper we explore the validity of a survey question commonly used for measuring generalized trust. Trust has become a key variable in a variety of fields, including sociology, social psychology, political science, and economics; therefore the accuracy with which it is measured has profound implications for many studies. We suggest that ambiguous wording on this survey item has led to misinterpretations concerning actual trust levels, espec…
Gender and Religiousness
It has long been assumed in sociology that gender differences in religiousness are a product of differential socialization. Yet, there is little empirical support for this assumption. To address this gap in the literature, this study draws on an extensive investigation of the relationship between differential socialization and differential religiousness. Using the American General Social Surveys and the World Values Survey, this article analyzes …
Order by Accident
Order By Accident
Urbanization and rural depletion in modern Japan
In this paper, we examine a newly emerging pattern of relationships between trends in urbanization and rural depletion, and deviant behavior in modern Japanese society. Past research on this topic has focused primarily on social disorganization theory. It emphasizes the disruption of stable interpersonal ties and weakening of traditional social networks brought about by ecological shifts, resulting in increases in virtually all forms of deviant b…
Going to Hell in Asia
Christianity Made in Japan
The Growing Divisiveness
This study seeks to resolve a paradox. While a substantial amount of scholarly research and media discourse suggests a growing divisiveness among Americans on a variety of social and moral issues, empirical studies show that attitudinal differences among various groups on these issues have remained fairly stable over the past 25 years. Basing our study largely on social categorization theory and recent work on culture, structure, and cognition, w…
Race-Specific Predictors of Trust in the Federal Government
While previous studies have used trust in the government as an exogenous variable to measure political protest and other forms of social unrest, we treat it as a dependent variable. Thus, we attempt to identify variables that affect trust in government, and we also distinguish between those variables that transcend race and those that differentially affect black and white respondents. Using data from the 1987 General Social Survey, we regress tru…
Why Japanese Religions Look Different
Denominational Influences on Socially Divisive Issues
John P. Hoffmann, Alan S. Miller, Denominational Influences on Socially Divisive Issues: Polarization or Continuity?, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 528-546
Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups
John P. Hoffmann, Alan S. Miller, Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups: Convergence and Divergence over Time, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Mar., 1997), pp. 52-70
The Influence of Religious Affiliation on the Clustering of Social Attitudes
On the Stability of Church Attendance Patterns during a Time of Demographic Change
Alan S. Miller, Takashi Nakamura, On the Stability of Church Attendance Patterns during a Time of Demographic Change: 1965-1988, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 275-284
A Rational Choice Model of Religious Behavior in Japan
A partir de statistiques issues de l'Institut de Mathematique Statistique de Tokyo, l'A. evalue la porte d'un modele de choix rationnel sur l'attitude religieuse. Ce type de modele fonctionne mieux au Japon qu'en Occident en raison de l'attitude religieuse tres pratique de nombreux japonais. Ceux-ci prennent dans diverses religions les rituels et les croyances qui leur semblent les mieux appropries a une occasion donnee. L'âge est associe a un ac…
Risk and Religion
Gender differences in religiosity are well known. Past studies have consistently shown that females tend to be more religious than males. We propose that gender differences in risk preferences are related to differences in religiosity. Building on the classic concept of "Pascal's wager," we conceive of religious behavior as risk averse and nonreligious behavior as risk taking. Analysis of data from the Monitoring the Future data set shows that th…
Dynamic Indicators of Self-Perceived Conservatism
This study looks at the relationship between standard indicators of conservatism and self-labeling behavior. Many of the variables believed to be indicative of conservatism and liberalism are not the variables people use when labeling themselves conservative or liberal. It is proposed that many of the standard social and political variables tend to be period- and age-specific in terms of their relationship to self-labeling behavior. The variables…
Religion and Custom in a Muslim Society
Predicting Nonconventional Religious Affiliation in Tokyo
This study notes the deviant nature of nonconventional religious affiliation in Japan, and posits that only individuals with weak attachment and commitment to conventional society are likely to join. Using survey data on religious beliefs collected by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics in Tokyo, this study obtains results confirming that individuals with weak social bonds are much more likely to join these organizations than are individuals…
Are Self-Proclaimed Conservatives Really Conservative? Trends in Attitudes and Self-Identification among the Young
Journal Article Are Self-Proclaimed Conservatives Really Conservative? Trends in Attitudes and Self-Identification among the Young Get access Alan S. Miller Alan S. Miller University of North Carolina, Charlotte Direct correspondence to Alan S. Miller, Department of Sociology, UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 71, Issue 1, September 1992, Pages 195–21…
Conventional Religious Behavior in Modern Japan
This study employs a perspective of religious behavior based largely on classic deprivation theory and on the Stark and Bainbridge theory of religion. It is proposed that religions provide services, such as eschatological explanations, and hope and comfort, and that individual religiosity will increase as desire for these services increases. Survey data on religious beliefs and behavior collected by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics in Tok…
Gender and Religiousness
It has long been assumed in sociology that gender differences in religiousness are a product of differential socialization. Yet, there is little empirical support for this assumption. To address this gap in the literature, this study draws on an extensive investigation of the relationship between differential socialization and differential religiousness. Using the American General Social Surveys and the World Values Survey, this article analyzes …
Risk and Religion
Gender differences in religiosity are well known. Past studies have consistently shown that females tend to be more religious than males. We propose that gender differences in risk preferences are related to differences in religiosity. Building on the classic concept of "Pascal's wager," we conceive of religious behavior as risk averse and nonreligious behavior as risk taking. Analysis of data from the Monitoring the Future data set shows that th…
Are Surveys on Trust Trustworthy
In this paper we explore the validity of a survey question commonly used for measuring generalized trust. Trust has become a key variable in a variety of fields, including sociology, social psychology, political science, and economics; therefore the accuracy with which it is measured has profound implications for many studies. We suggest that ambiguous wording on this survey item has led to misinterpretations concerning actual trust levels, espec…
Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups
John P. Hoffmann, Alan S. Miller, Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups: Convergence and Divergence over Time, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Mar., 1997), pp. 52-70
Exploring Spirituality and Unchurched Religions in America, Sweden, and Japan
A typology of churched and unchurched religions is developed and then used to analyse the status of unchurched spirituality in the United States, Sweden, and Japan. In the United States, churched religions remain strong, while most of those who say they have no religious preference are quite religious, merely unchurched. In Sweden, the lack of participation in the state church seems to be more than offset by a rapid rise in unchurched religion, e…
Denominational Influences on Socially Divisive Issues
John P. Hoffmann, Alan S. Miller, Denominational Influences on Socially Divisive Issues: Polarization or Continuity?, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 528-546
Going to Hell in Asia
On the Stability of Church Attendance Patterns during a Time of Demographic Change
Alan S. Miller, Takashi Nakamura, On the Stability of Church Attendance Patterns during a Time of Demographic Change: 1965-1988, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 275-284
The Growing Divisiveness
This study seeks to resolve a paradox. While a substantial amount of scholarly research and media discourse suggests a growing divisiveness among Americans on a variety of social and moral issues, empirical studies show that attitudinal differences among various groups on these issues have remained fairly stable over the past 25 years. Basing our study largely on social categorization theory and recent work on culture, structure, and cognition, w…
A Rational Choice Model of Religious Behavior in Japan
A partir de statistiques issues de l'Institut de Mathematique Statistique de Tokyo, l'A. evalue la porte d'un modele de choix rationnel sur l'attitude religieuse. Ce type de modele fonctionne mieux au Japon qu'en Occident en raison de l'attitude religieuse tres pratique de nombreux japonais. Ceux-ci prennent dans diverses religions les rituels et les croyances qui leur semblent les mieux appropries a une occasion donnee. L'âge est associe a un ac…
Conventional Religious Behavior in Modern Japan
This study employs a perspective of religious behavior based largely on classic deprivation theory and on the Stark and Bainbridge theory of religion. It is proposed that religions provide services, such as eschatological explanations, and hope and comfort, and that individual religiosity will increase as desire for these services increases. Survey data on religious beliefs and behavior collected by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics in Tok…
Why Japanese Religions Look Different
Are Self-Proclaimed Conservatives Really Conservative? Trends in Attitudes and Self-Identification among the Young
Journal Article Are Self-Proclaimed Conservatives Really Conservative? Trends in Attitudes and Self-Identification among the Young Get access Alan S. Miller Alan S. Miller University of North Carolina, Charlotte Direct correspondence to Alan S. Miller, Department of Sociology, UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 71, Issue 1, September 1992, Pages 195–21…
Dynamic Indicators of Self-Perceived Conservatism
This study looks at the relationship between standard indicators of conservatism and self-labeling behavior. Many of the variables believed to be indicative of conservatism and liberalism are not the variables people use when labeling themselves conservative or liberal. It is proposed that many of the standard social and political variables tend to be period- and age-specific in terms of their relationship to self-labeling behavior. The variables…
The Influence of Religious Affiliation on the Clustering of Social Attitudes
Predicting Nonconventional Religious Affiliation in Tokyo
This study notes the deviant nature of nonconventional religious affiliation in Japan, and posits that only individuals with weak attachment and commitment to conventional society are likely to join. Using survey data on religious beliefs collected by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics in Tokyo, this study obtains results confirming that individuals with weak social bonds are much more likely to join these organizations than are individuals…
Predicting Nonconventional Religious Affiliation in Tokyo
This study notes the deviant nature of nonconventional religious affiliation in Japan, and posits that only individuals with weak attachment and commitment to conventional society are likely to join. Using survey data on religious beliefs collected by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics in Tokyo, this study obtains results confirming that individuals with weak social bonds are much more likely to join these organizations than are individuals…
Are Self-Proclaimed Conservatives Really Conservative? Trends in Attitudes and Self-Identification among the Young
Journal Article Are Self-Proclaimed Conservatives Really Conservative? Trends in Attitudes and Self-Identification among the Young Get access Alan S. Miller Alan S. Miller University of North Carolina, Charlotte Direct correspondence to Alan S. Miller, Department of Sociology, UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 71, Issue 1, September 1992, Pages 195–21…
Conventional Religious Behavior in Modern Japan
This study employs a perspective of religious behavior based largely on classic deprivation theory and on the Stark and Bainbridge theory of religion. It is proposed that religions provide services, such as eschatological explanations, and hope and comfort, and that individual religiosity will increase as desire for these services increases. Survey data on religious beliefs and behavior collected by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics in Tok…
Religion and Custom in a Muslim Society
Dynamic Indicators of Self-Perceived Conservatism
This study looks at the relationship between standard indicators of conservatism and self-labeling behavior. Many of the variables believed to be indicative of conservatism and liberalism are not the variables people use when labeling themselves conservative or liberal. It is proposed that many of the standard social and political variables tend to be period- and age-specific in terms of their relationship to self-labeling behavior. The variables…
A Rational Choice Model of Religious Behavior in Japan
A partir de statistiques issues de l'Institut de Mathematique Statistique de Tokyo, l'A. evalue la porte d'un modele de choix rationnel sur l'attitude religieuse. Ce type de modele fonctionne mieux au Japon qu'en Occident en raison de l'attitude religieuse tres pratique de nombreux japonais. Ceux-ci prennent dans diverses religions les rituels et les croyances qui leur semblent les mieux appropries a une occasion donnee. L'âge est associe a un ac…
Risk and Religion
Gender differences in religiosity are well known. Past studies have consistently shown that females tend to be more religious than males. We propose that gender differences in risk preferences are related to differences in religiosity. Building on the classic concept of "Pascal's wager," we conceive of religious behavior as risk averse and nonreligious behavior as risk taking. Analysis of data from the Monitoring the Future data set shows that th…
The Influence of Religious Affiliation on the Clustering of Social Attitudes
On the Stability of Church Attendance Patterns during a Time of Demographic Change
Alan S. Miller, Takashi Nakamura, On the Stability of Church Attendance Patterns during a Time of Demographic Change: 1965-1988, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 275-284
Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups
John P. Hoffmann, Alan S. Miller, Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups: Convergence and Divergence over Time, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Mar., 1997), pp. 52-70
Race-Specific Predictors of Trust in the Federal Government
While previous studies have used trust in the government as an exogenous variable to measure political protest and other forms of social unrest, we treat it as a dependent variable. Thus, we attempt to identify variables that affect trust in government, and we also distinguish between those variables that transcend race and those that differentially affect black and white respondents. Using data from the 1987 General Social Survey, we regress tru…
Why Japanese Religions Look Different
Denominational Influences on Socially Divisive Issues
John P. Hoffmann, Alan S. Miller, Denominational Influences on Socially Divisive Issues: Polarization or Continuity?, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 528-546
Christianity Made in Japan
The Growing Divisiveness
This study seeks to resolve a paradox. While a substantial amount of scholarly research and media discourse suggests a growing divisiveness among Americans on a variety of social and moral issues, empirical studies show that attitudinal differences among various groups on these issues have remained fairly stable over the past 25 years. Basing our study largely on social categorization theory and recent work on culture, structure, and cognition, w…
Order By Accident
Urbanization and rural depletion in modern Japan
In this paper, we examine a newly emerging pattern of relationships between trends in urbanization and rural depletion, and deviant behavior in modern Japanese society. Past research on this topic has focused primarily on social disorganization theory. It emphasizes the disruption of stable interpersonal ties and weakening of traditional social networks brought about by ecological shifts, resulting in increases in virtually all forms of deviant b…
Going to Hell in Asia
Order by Accident
Gender and Religiousness
It has long been assumed in sociology that gender differences in religiousness are a product of differential socialization. Yet, there is little empirical support for this assumption. To address this gap in the literature, this study draws on an extensive investigation of the relationship between differential socialization and differential religiousness. Using the American General Social Surveys and the World Values Survey, this article analyzes …
Are Surveys on Trust Trustworthy
In this paper we explore the validity of a survey question commonly used for measuring generalized trust. Trust has become a key variable in a variety of fields, including sociology, social psychology, political science, and economics; therefore the accuracy with which it is measured has profound implications for many studies. We suggest that ambiguous wording on this survey item has led to misinterpretations concerning actual trust levels, espec…
Exploring Spirituality and Unchurched Religions in America, Sweden, and Japan
A typology of churched and unchurched religions is developed and then used to analyse the status of unchurched spirituality in the United States, Sweden, and Japan. In the United States, churched religions remain strong, while most of those who say they have no religious preference are quite religious, merely unchurched. In Sweden, the lack of participation in the state church seems to be more than offset by a rapid rise in unchurched religion, e…
The Solidaristic Theory of Social Order
Several theoretical perspectives have emerged in the social sciences to explain variations in social order. In the normative perspective, order is a function of value consensus and the successful internalization of these values. Order in the Hobbesian perspective is a consequence of coercive state social control. However, the former cannot account for high levels of order in heterogeneous societies lacking value consensus, while the latter cannot…
Order by Accident
While the consequences of low social order are well understood, the consequences of high social order are not. Yet perhaps nowhere in the world is social order so well developed as in Japan, which is highly organized, economically successful, and enjoys a safe society. However, Japan pays a price the loss of personal freedom, and the inability to exploit its citizens' talents
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