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Trust : a sociological theory / Piotr Sztompka.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge cultural social studiesPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1999.Description: xii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521591449 (hardback)
  • 0521598508 (pbk.)
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Contents:
CONTENTS: The turn towards soft variables in sociological theory -- The idea of trust -- Varieties of trust -- Foundations of trust -- The functions of trust -- The culture of trust -- Trust in democracy and autocracy -- Trust and rapid social change: a case study-- Bibliography -- References -- Index.
Summary: A major theoretical and empirical work of social theory, defining trust and examining it in post-communist Poland.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index.

CONTENTS: The turn towards soft variables in sociological theory -- The idea of trust -- Varieties of trust -- Foundations of trust -- The functions of trust -- The culture of trust -- Trust in democracy and autocracy -- Trust and rapid social change: a case study-- Bibliography -- References -- Index.

A major theoretical and empirical work of social theory, defining trust and examining it in post-communist Poland.

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