On constructing trust: temporality, self‐disclosure, and perspective‐taking
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 1 February 1998
Abstract
Surveys students of sociology classes at a small college in the Northeastern USA to examine the process through which people construct trust in their interpersonal lives, focusing on friendship and love relationships. Refers to previous research into trust, in an attempt to define it satisfactorily. Describes the process by which a trust relationship is established and earned, noting that time and sychronicity form the basis of developing shared experiences. Discusses self‐disclosure, reciprocity, roles and perspective. Considers the implications of trust in the realm of clinical sociology, claiming that research into trust is crucial to understand and help those individuals who have difficulty in maintaining interpersonal relationships.
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Citation
Weber, L.R. and Carter, A. (1998), "On constructing trust: temporality, self‐disclosure, and perspective‐taking", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443339810788290
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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