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Masamichi Sasaki, Ph.D. (1980), Sociology, Princeton University; Professor of Sociology, Chuo University, Tokyo; Past President of International Institute of Sociology 1997-2001; Founding Editor of Comparative Sociology. Recent Publications: (ed.) Elites: New Comparative Perspectives (Brill, 2008) and (ed.) New Frontiers in Comparative Sociology (Brill, 2009).Robert M. Marsh, Ph.D. (1959), Sociology, Columbia University, Professor of Sociology at Brown University. His earlier books have included Comparative Sociology: A Codification of Cross-Societal Analysis (Harcourt, Brace and World 1967) and The Great Transformation: Social Change in Taipei, Taiwan Since the 1960s (Sharpe 1996).

• List of ContributorsIntroduction Masamichi Sasaki and Robert M. MarshThe Dynamics of Trust: Communication, Action and Third PartiesBart NooteboomStructures of Trust: Britain and Russia Compared Geoffrey HoskingTrust, Diversity, and Segregation in the United States and the United Kingdom Eric M. UslanerDistrust and Mistrust in a High Trust Environment Morten FrederiksenTrusting Others—How Parents Shape the Generalized Trust of Their Children Dietlind Stolle and Laura NishikawaPragmatic Trust in a World of Strangers: Trustworthy Actions Andrew J. WeigertTrust, Tolerance and the Challenge of Difference Adam B. SeligmanTrust: acceptance of, precaution against and cause of vulnerability MisztalTrust Working in Interpersonal Relationships: A Comparative Cultural Perspective with a Focus on East Asian Culture Gyuseog Han and Sang-Chin ChoiSelf at the Heart of Trust: The Global Relevance of an Interactionist: Understanding of Trust as a Form of AssociationLinda R. WeberReconstruction of Trust on a Cultural Manifold: Sense of Trust in Longitudinal and Cross-national Surveys of National Character Ryozo YoshinoCross-National Studies of Trust among Seven Nations Masamichi SasakiIndex