{"title":"Barbara Misztal","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarbara Misztal's works invite readers to explore the complexities of social trust and cohesion in contemporary societies. Her thoughtful analysis examines how trust functions as a critical element in modern social structures, offering valuable insights for students and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the fields of \u003cem\u003eeducation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ereference\u003c\/em\u003e, her writings provide a nuanced understanding of societal dynamics, making them essential reading for those interested in the interplay between social theory and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trust-in-modern-societies-by-barbara-misztal-9780745616346","title":"Trust in Modern Societies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book deals with one of the most important problems facing modern societies - the question of social cohesion. The author offers a comprehensive overview of past and present theories about the role of trust as a means of creating solidarity. She shows how in sociological debates, which run from the founding fathers to the critics of mass society, social order and solidarity were assumed to be self-evident goods emerging in a spontaneous way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe re-invention of the notion of civil society, the adoption of postmodern and post-industrial perspectives, and the renewed denunciations of the dangers of modern individualism have given the notion of trust a new importance as the site where the contradictions of modernity are resolved. \u003cem\u003eTrust in Modern Societies\u003c\/em\u003e discusses that view and argues that changes in contemporary societies are simultaneously making the construction of trust both more urgent and more difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the principal focus is on Western democracies, there is a strong comparative emphasis with reference to Eastern and Central European societies. They offer particularly instructive illustrations of both the necessity and difficulty of generating a social order based on trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will be essential reading for second-year undergraduates and above in the fields of social theory, political theory, and political sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48010641473772,"sku":"9780745616346","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745616346-trust-in-modern-societies.jpg?v=1785155732"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/barbara-misztal.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}