Social Trust and Human Communities

• Autore: Govier Trudy
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : McGill Queen's University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 302
• Soggetto topico: Trust - Social aspects; Social interaction; Communities; Social Change; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences
• Altri autori: GovierT
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Trust, Precarious Treasure -- Is It a Jungle Out There? -- Needing Each Other for Knowledge -- Trust, Professions, and Roles -- Trusting Strangers? -- Lower-Trust Societies -- Totalitarianism and Civil Society -- Politics, Leadership, and Trust -- Trust and Distrust between Groups -- Negative and Positive Pictures of International Life -- Cynicism, Pessimism, Optimism, and Hope -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Govier offers a general account of trust in a variety of social contexts and explores the negative effects of distrust on society. For example, she examines the role of trust in relationships between doctors and patients and between politicians and constituents. With well-chosen examples ranging from the Oka crisis to Meech Lake, Govier points out that distrust in politics has been especially prevalent, and, while it may be well-founded, can have pernicious effects. Social Trust and Human Communities will be of great interest to students and scholars in the areas of applied ethics, social theory, and politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Social Trust and Human Communities
• ISBN: 1-282-85472-0; 9786612854729; 0-7735-6682-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782634403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II