<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Transdanubian Research Institute

European Countryside

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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...

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

Published Online: Oct 16, 2018

Page range: 482 - 497

Received: Sep 30, 2017

Accepted: May 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0027

Keywords
Trust, Risk, Classical Rural Sociology, Typological Approach, European Social Survey

© 2018 Ákos Bodor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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

Published Online: Oct 16, 2018

Page range: 482 - 497

Received: Sep 30, 2017

Accepted: May 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0027

KeywordsTrust, Risk, Classical Rural Sociology, Typological Approach, European Social Survey

© 2018 Ákos Bodor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Trust, Risk, Classical Rural Sociology, Typological Approach, European Social Survey