Liars and outliers : enabling the trust that society needs to thrive / Bruce Schneier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneier, Bruce, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social interaction.

Social stability.

Trust--Social aspects.

Trust.

Truthfulness and falsehood--Social aspects.

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Enabling the trust that society needs to thrive

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis. IN : Wiley, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows the unique role of trust in facilitating and stabilizing human society. He discusses why and how trust has evolved, why it works the way it does, and the ways the information society is changing everything.

Contents:

Liars and Outliers; Contents; A Note for Readers; 1 Overview; Part I The Science of Trust; 2 A Natural History of Security; 3 The Evolution of Cooperation; 4 A Social History of Trust; 5 Societal Dilemmas; Part II A Model of Trust; 6 Societal Pressures; 7 Moral Pressures; 8 Reputational Pressures; 9 Institutional Pressures; 10 Security Systems; Part III The Real World; 11 Competing Interests; 12 Organizations; 13 Corporations; 14 Institutions; Part IV Conclusions; 15 How Societal Pressures Fail; 16 Technological Advances; 17 The Future; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; About the Author

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-346) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-394-42894-4

1-394-40671-1

1-118-23901-6

1-283-52376-0

9786613836212

1-118-22556-2

OCLC:

784883597