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Risk and Trust Concepts in Contemporary Social Theories

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RISK AND TRUST CONCEPTS INCONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTIONTrust can be defined as the favourable opinion of one person for other communitypersons. It shows the expectations of one person with others in a disciplined society. Onecommunity member has same values, norms and beliefs that support them to trust on each other(Investigation the Role and Effect of Social Trust in Societies Based on Sociological Theories,2012). It reflects mutual understanding in between two persons and believe that both will notexploit the vulnerability of others. Present study will discuss trust and risk that are the essentialconcepts in society. Gidden's theory of trust will be explained in this paper.MAIN BODYAs per the views of Gidden's, trust can be defined as confidence of person for given set ofoutcomes, it expresses love of person towards others (Investigation the Role and Effect of SocialTrust in Societies Based on Sociological Theories. 2012). It is believed that people live in thesame society and they have face to face relationship. In such condition, trust is not that muchimportant but in the modern society, when people do not have adequate time for others, at thattime, trust becomes complicated (Elliott, 2015). If the person has a strong relationship withothers then it automatically develops trust. Individuals in the modern era are highly engaged withnovel opportunities. This dramatic transformation impacts on their self-identity to a great extent.Gidden has described that divorce is really a heart breaking moment for an individual’s life and itinvolves pain as well as grief (GIDDENS, MODERNITY AND SELF-IDENTITY, 2016). But still,there are many persons who take positive steps to come out of this emotional dilemmas which isoccurred due to marriage breakdown (Elliott, 2014). There are many children who go through alot of pain when their parents get separated, this impacts on their self-identity and they fail totrust others easily. Such type of emotional conditions develop new sense among individuals andthey think before they trust on others. This supports them in emotional growth, developingunderstanding about self and in strengthening the intimacies. Remarriage, changing structure offamily, create crucial situation for individual and it changes perception of individual towardsothers (Timming and Perrett, 2016). In the modern era, many children grow in stepfamilies. The complications of relationshipcreate difficulty for them and they fail to realise difference between right and wrong. Giddensreflects that poor memories and complex family issues increase the situation of anxiety among1
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