Book Review Of Social Trust: A Touchy Subject By Todd Partridge

The concept of trust is an idea everyone toys with in their lives at one point. One may think that trust is based of moral values between a trusting relationship. But it can be more complex than many may think. Trust by definition is the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something”(1.). To many, it is the bases of a relationship. People trust one another because they teach one another or they love one another. Whatever the case, trust is an essential piece to a relationship. But it’s Implied that both parties don’t take advantage of that trust. This idea is discussed in literature such as in the novel Indian Horse. Throughout Saul’s Journey in the novel Indian Horse he learns about trust by experiencing it as reality then as an illusion and finally as a choice he must make.

What is trust? The dictionary meaning of trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. The second meaning is, confidence placed in a person by making that person the nominal owner of property to be held or used for the benefit of one or more others. But what can we really define as trust? In this paper, I will discuss how trust is used every day in different situations, how we deal with trust in various relationships, and how we as individuals practice trust within ourselves.

In this book, trust is defined as “one’s willingness to be vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent.” (page xiii) The author recognizes that trust is complex and dynamic. She views trust as the “lubricant” that greases the machinery of the organization. Trust is particularly important where parties are interdependent, or the “interests of one party cannot be achieve without reliance upon another.” In schools “teachers and principals are

Trust has to be earned by everyone. Trust is a very serious word, because it can mean so much to one person. It's usually pretty hard to gain trust and if you break the trust it’s really hard to gain it back. There’s people out there that you can never trust. These people do anything to help themselves out and only care about themselves.

Within Jenna Wortham's article, "Turn Off the Phone (and the Tension)," Wortham discusses the impact that social media possesses, in which Wortham believes that technology is responsible for shaping people's lives negatively. From Wortham's previous experiences, she shares a moment in her life that made her realize that people often compare their lives to others excessively- one of the reasons why people have social media attachment issues. Wortham also expresses how social media users brag about their lives being better than others through exaggerated posts- something that shouldn't be encouraged. With effort to resolve this issue, Wortham considers and suggests Mr. Hofmann's advice to readers: go screenless for a certain

In Stephen M. R. Covey’s The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything, he gives some great tips on how to gain, keep, and rebuild the trust of others, whether they be coworkers, family members, customers, or complete strangers. He emphasizes the importance of trust in every relationship, purporting that relationships are built on and sustained by trust. And even the best relationships can be broken and destroyed by lack of trust. Without trust, actions are misinterpreted and motives are questioned. Covey contends that trust always affects two outcomes – speed and cost. When trust increases, speed increases and costs decrease. Conversely, when trust decreases, speed decreases and costs increase. The Speed

trust one another because of our fear that something bad may happen. However, the author does

A Kind of Flying is comprised of compilation of selected short stories by Ron Carlson. The stories are mostly written in first person. Carlson writes the story in an extraordinary and sensitive way with bizarre surface happenings. The stories are filled with imaginative humorous tales with epigrammatic dialogue. In the selected four stories titled, “Bigfoot Stole My Wife,” “I Am Bigfoot,” “The Tablecloth of Turin,” and “The Chromium Hook,” describes the concept and the difference between truth and reality, and what we choose to believe and not to believe. Credibility is one of the major themes addressed in the stories. It is also emphasized that determining between what reality is and what is not is a very difficult decision. Carlson

What exactly is trust and why does it matter? “Trust is one’s willingness to be vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent” (Tschannen-Moran, 2004, pg. 17). Trust is a word that has numerous definitions based on the word being so difficult to define. I think the author does a great job of helping define what trust is because of the word vulnerable. You have to be willing to be vulnerable to someone if you want to

The measurement that is unrelated to the trust is chance. Chance; for example, is an external locus of control measurement of a 24-item scale in relation to per se, a lottery win, or a person by chance getting into a vehicle accident. Hanna Levenson’s past measurement, “Differentiating among internality, powerful others, and chance” (1981), is a measurement to distinguish multiple dimensions within the external side of the Locus of Control continuum that contains the measures –3 = strongly disagree, –2 = disagree somewhat, –1 = slightly disagree, +1 = slightly agree, +2 = agree somewhat, +3 = strongly agree. Rather than rating people as simply external, the Levenson’s scale (1981) also investigates whether this externality is attributed to

The written word,now a weapon, is now digitized and feed through media. “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon.” (Bradbury 58). Not only have books become a media revolution so has social interaction. Social media allows for connections formerly unheard. “The problem, they say, is that we spend so much time maintaining superficial connections online that we aren’t dedicating enough time or effort to cultivating deeper real-life relationships.”(WSJ). This avenue of socialization allows for discretion of the true life and person of the poster. “And even worse, the human condition is beginning to devolve. We have become addicted to the vanity of social media unable to expose our lives to the world.”(Green). This media based socialization can overtake the lives of many. “When you add it all up, the average American spends more than 10 hours a day plugged into some form of media.”(Synder). Making the human race even more technology

Trust. It’s written everywhere on the boards and posters around the schools, campuses, and hospitals but what exactly is a trust? As long as I can remember throughout our school years we are told to trust each other in order to keep a healthy relationship. No one emphasizes how important it was to trust yourself before trusting a second person.

Trust is the belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, and effective ass defined by Merriam Webster.1 Interpersonal trust refers to trust developed through repeated interactions through which expectations about a person’s trustworthy behavior can be tested over time.2 While interpersonal trust is important in any relationship, it is particularly fundamental in the patient-provider relationship.2 Social trust is the trust in collective institutions, that is shaped broadly by the media and by general confidence in particular constitutions.2 Social trust shapes the relationship between a patient and healthcare institutions, hospitals and or insurance companies.

According to Dettmer, Knackendoffel, & Thurston (2009), when we have trust, others are more likely to:

Trust in people is merely a relationship of reliance and an intrinsic part of human nature. It is established at the family level and expands outward as the child matures. Each being depends on their families to provide as one depends on educators to teach. Furthermore, trust is necessary for institutions such as schools, hospitals, businesses, and even the government to effectively operate. The workforce expects their employers to give a cash-able paycheck in return for their hard worked hours; consumers give a business compensation on the basis of receiving a product or service in return; and individuals put their