抄録
The authors' past study focused on the effects of reading classic books such as, "Representative Men of Japan" written by Kanzo Uchimura for reducing one's vulgar disposition. The experiment study targeting 300 university students suggested that reading the book has an effect of reducing readers' vulgarity of the masses two weeks later when they have finished reading the book. In this study, a follow-up survey was conducted to explore the continued effects from reading the book of reducing the vulgarity of the masses. The data of the follow-up survey indicated that the continued effects were not verified for "everyone" three months after their reading the book. Further, factors that affect on the degree of the effects of reading the book were investigated. As a result, the book's effects of reducing readers' vulgarity of the masses were found to significantly depend on disciplines or environment in their childhood. The survey results also identified that participants who read "Representative Men of Japan" tend more to recommend the book to others. It means reading "Representative Men of Japan" might have relevant effects to prevent massification of human being.
