Trust

A Sociological Theory

Piotr Sztompka (Jagiellonian University, Krakow), Jeffrey C. Alexander, Steven Seidman

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English

Cambridge University Press
15 April 2000

Cultural studies; Social theory; Social, group or collective psychology

Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies

Piotr Sztompka here presents a major work of social theory, which gives a comprehensive theoretical account of trust as a fundamental component of human actions. Professor Sztompka's detailed and systematic study takes account of the rich evolving research on trust, and provides conceptual and typological clarifications and explications of the notion itself, its meaning, foundations and functions. He offers an explanatory model of the emergence (or decay) of trust-cultures, and relates the theoretical to the historical by examining the collapse of communism in 1989 and the emergence of a post-communist social order. Piotr Sztompka illustrates and supports his claims with statistical data and his own impressive empirical study of trust, carried out in Poland at the end of the nineties. Trust: A Sociological Theory is a conceptually creative and elegant work in which scholars and students of sociology, political science and social philosophy will find much of interest.

By: Piotr Sztompka (Jagiellonian University Krakow)
Series edited by: Jeffrey C. Alexander, Steven Seidman
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 512g
ISBN: 9780521591447
ISBN 10: 0521591449
Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 15 April 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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