TY - BOOK AU - Sztompka,Piotr TI - Trust: a sociological theory SN - 0521591449 (hardback) PY - 1999/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York, NY PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Attitude (Psychology) KW - Poland KW - Post-communism KW - Trust N1 - 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 N2 - A major theoretical and empirical work of social theory, defining trust and examining it in post-communist Poland ER -