Social Trust and Human Communities.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 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 -- 11 Cynicism, Pessimism, Optimism, and Hope -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Many sociologists have maintained that trust is the glue of social life. Trudy Govier confirms this view in a sustained discussion of the concept and contexts of trust, showing that trust is more significant and more prevalent than is usually assumed. She argues that social bonding is built on trust and maintains that trust is essential if we are to live ethically, responsibly, and well.

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