Trust in Modern Societies

Significance, Scope and Limits of the Drive Towards Global Uniformity
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1634-6
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 472 g

This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misztal, Barbara

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

1. Defining Trust.

2. Classical Sociology and the Search for Order.

3. Functions of Trust.

4. Trust as Habitus.

5. Trust as Passion.

6. Trust as Policy.

Bibliography.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara A. Misztal is Professor of Sociology at Leicester University, UK. She is the author of multiple books.