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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824792903321

Autore

Sztompka Piotr

Titolo

Trust : a sociological theory / / Piotr Sztompka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, NY, : Cambridge University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-511-15202-7

0-511-05425-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Cambridge cultural social studies

Disciplina

302.5

306.209438

Soggetti

Attitude (Psychology)

Trust

Attitude (Psychology) - Poland

Trust - Poland

Post-communism - Poland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.