| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 289 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Trust, precarious treasure -- 2. Is it a jungle out there? -- 3. Needing each other for knowledge -- 4. Trust, professions, and roles -- 5. Trusting strangers? -- 6. Lower-trust societies -- 7. Totalitarianism and civil society -- 8. Politics, leadership, and trust -- 9. Trust and distrust between groups -- 10. Negative and positive pictures of international life -- 10. Cynicism, pessimism, optimism, and hope |
| Summary |
Annotation Govier offers a general account of trust in a variety of social contexts and explores the negative effects of distrust on society. For example, she examines the role of trust in relationships between doctors and patients and between politicians and constituents. With well-chosen examples ranging from the Oka crisis to Meech Lake, Govier points out that distrust in politics has been especially prevalent, and, while it may be well-founded, can have pernicious effects. Social Trust and Human Communities will be of great interest to students and scholars in the areas of applied ethics, social theory, and politics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Trust -- Social aspects
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Communities.
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Community life.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Policy.
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Community life
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Communities
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Trust -- Social aspects
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Social Change.
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Sociology & Social History.
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Social Sciences.
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Confiance -- Aspect social.
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Communauté.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
97900598 |
| ISBN |
9780773566828 |
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0773566821 |
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077351662X |
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9780773516625 |
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1282854720 |
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9781282854727 |
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9786612854729 |
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6612854723 |
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