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Trust : a sociological theory / Piotr Sztompka.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sztompka, Piotr.
- Series:
- Cambridge cultural social studies.
- Cambridge cultural social studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Attitude (Psychology).
- Trust.
- Attitude (Psychology)--Poland.
- Trust--Poland.
- Post-communism--Poland.
- Post-communism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-511-15202-7
- 0-511-05425-4
- OCLC:
- 437073020
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