Piotr Sztompka (Krakow Jagiellonian University)

Trust

A Sociological Theory
Herausgeber: Seidman, Steven; Alexander, Jeffrey C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Piotr Sztompka presents a comprehensive theoretical account of trust, explaining its meaning, foundations and functions. Professor Sztompka supports his claims with an impressive empirical study of trust, carried out in post-communist Poland. Trust: A Sociological Theory is a major work of social theory.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9780521598507
• ISBN-10: 0521598508
• Artikelnr.: 22461646

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The turn towards soft variables in sociological theory
2. The idea of trust
3. Varieties of trust
4. Foundations of trust
5. The functions of trust
6. The culture of trust
7. Trust in democracy and autocracy
8. Trust and rapid social change: a case study
Bibliography
References
Index.