Trust, community, and dialogue: Toward an emergent model of trust
Abstract
Social trust is predominantly viewed as the cornerstone of Social capital formation. Unfortunately most studies of trust report to its decline. In this dissertation I suggest that the dominant model of trust undermines trust formation by reducing trust to calculative equations. As such the current trust model could well be the roadblock that diminishes the future of social capital research. Therefore, by utilizing findings from in-depth interviews of the 4th Day community, along with new ways of viewing the human experience, I present an emergent model of trust that contends for trust more holistically. As such, this emergent model of trust utilizes a wheel model metaphor where attributes of trust are more clearly viewed as negotiated in dynamic tension.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Rodriguez, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Communication|Sociology
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