Familiarity, Confidence, Trust: Problems and Alternatives

摘要: Trust has never been a topic of mainstream sociology. Neither classical authors nor modern sociologists use the term in theoretical context. For this reason elaboration frameworks, one main sources conceptual clarification, relatively neglected. Furthermore, empirical research for example, about trust and distrust politics relied on rather general unspecified ideas, confusing problems with positive or negative attitudes toward political leadership institutions, alienation (itself multidimensional concept), hopes worries, confidence. In their monograph patrons, clients, friends, Shmuel Eisenstadt Luis Roniger (1984) concept as roughly equivalent to solidarity, meaning, participation. This makes it possible show that unconditional is generated families small-scale societies cannot be automatically transferred complex based division labour. Trust, then, needs its reconstruction special social institutions; friendship networks patron-client relations are examples adaptation. But merely reiterate well-known statements labour need reconstruct Gesellschaft Gemeinschaft. It does not give any new insight into particularities trusting relations. To gain such insights we further clarification.