Considering the Linkage Between the Theory of Trust and Classical Rural Sociology’s Concepts

Bodor Ákos (), Grünhut Zoltán () and Horeczki Réka ()
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Bodor Ákos: Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Transdanubian Research Institute. Papnövelde u. 22, 7621Pécs, Hungary
Grünhut Zoltán: Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Transdanubian Research Institute. Papnövelde u. 22, 7621Pécs, Hungary
Horeczki Réka: Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Transdanubian Research Institute. Papnövelde u. 22, 7621Pécs, Hungary

European Countryside, 2018, vol. 10, issue 3, 482-497

Abstract: The paper presents a multi-theoretical argument by linking the mid-range concepts of risk and trust to some core, classical approaches of rural sociology. The main assumption is that risk and trust, two essential features of social interactions in late modernity are influenced by the rural and urban forms of coexistence. Based on the typological grand theories of early rural sociology, countryside-like milieu reduces risks, and by this, supports the individual abilities of showing trust. The paper analyzes this assumption on European countries’ data through a quantitative empirical inquiry. The findings do not strengthen the basic hypothesis which conclusion suggests that the classical typological approach of rural sociology should be seen through a critical lens – just as the new theoretical interpretations from the field recommend it.

Keywords: Trust; Risk; Classical Rural Sociology; Typological Approach; European Social Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/euco-2018-0027

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