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Book SynopsisTrust in Contemporary Society, by well-known trust researchers, deals with conceptual, theoretical and social interaction analyses, historical data on societies, national surveys or cross-national comparative studies, and methodological issues related to trust. The authors are from a variety of disciplines: psychology, sociology, political science, organizational studies, history, and philosophy, and from Britain, the United States, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, and Japan. They bring their vast knowledge from different historical and cultural backgrounds to illuminate contemporary issues of trust and distrust. The socio-cultural perspective of trust is important and increasingly acknowledged as central to trust research. Accordingly, future directions for comparative trust research are also discussed. Contributors include: Jack Barbalet, John Brehm, Geoffrey Hosking, Robert Marsh, Barbara A. Misztal, Guido Möllering, Bart Nooteboom, Ken J. Rotenberg, Jiří Šafr, Masamichi Sasaki, Meg Savel, Markéta Sedláčková, Jörg Sydow, Piotr Sztompka.
Table of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction Masamichi Sasaki Part 1: Conceptual and Theoretical Perspectives 1 The Experience of Trust: Its Content and Basis Jack Barbalet 2 Trust in the Moral Space Piotr Sztompka 3 Trust in Habit: A Way of Coping in Unsettled Times Barbara A. Misztal 4 Uncertainty and the Economic Need for Trust Bart Nooteboom Part 2: Historical Perspectives 5 The Decline of Trust in Government Geoffrey Hosking 6 Trust in Transition: Culturalist and Institutionalist Debate Reflected in the Democratization Process in the Czech Republic, 1991–2008 Markéta Sedláčková and Jiří Šafr Part 3: Dynamics of Organizational and Interpersonal Interaction 7 Trust Trap? Self-Reinforcing Processes in the Constitution of Inter-organizational Trust Guido Möllering and Jörg Sydow 8 The Relation between Interpersonal Trust and Adjustment: Is Trust Always Good? Ken J. Rotenberg Part 4: Cross-National Comparative Studies 9 A Cross-National Study of Criteria for Judging the Trustworthiness of Others before a First Meeting Masamichi Sasaki 10 Social Trust in Japan and Taiwan: A Test of Fukuyama’s Thesis Robert Marsh Part 5: Methodology 11 What Do Survey Measures of Trust Actually Measure? John Brehm and Meg Savel Index
