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Trust : a sociological theory /

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 th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sztompka, Piotr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Colección:Cambridge cultural social studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 The turn toward 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; Notes; Bibliography; Index