The Role of Trust in the Evolution of College Friendships
The influence of individual characteristics on social structures is a key issue in sociological research. This study examines the evolution of social networks among freshmen at a Russian university to determine the role of generalized trust in social integration. It is demonstrated that trustful ind...
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National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)
2020-09-01
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| description | The influence of individual characteristics on social structures is a key issue in sociological research. This study examines the evolution of social networks among freshmen at a Russian university to determine the role of generalized trust in social integration. It is demonstrated that trustful individuals are more likely to enter into relationships with people with whom they have no mutual friends and to expand their social networks. Empirical evidence is consistent with the theoretical prediction of sociologists, James S. Colman and Eric M. Uslaner in particular, that interpersonal trust has an impact on the whole social structure, which means it determines how societies function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66336a5cf0264bc7a521ad03973073002023-02-14T12:05:00ZengNational Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)Вопросы образования1814-95452412-43542020-09-0139510910.17323/1814-9545-2020-3-95-10915817The Role of Trust in the Evolution of College FriendshipsSofia Dokuka0Maria Yudkevich1HSE UniversityHSE UniversityThe influence of individual characteristics on social structures is a key issue in sociological research. This study examines the evolution of social networks among freshmen at a Russian university to determine the role of generalized trust in social integration. It is demonstrated that trustful individuals are more likely to enter into relationships with people with whom they have no mutual friends and to expand their social networks. Empirical evidence is consistent with the theoretical prediction of sociologists, James S. Colman and Eric M. Uslaner in particular, that interpersonal trust has an impact on the whole social structure, which means it determines how societies function.https://vo.hse.ru/article/view/15817higher educationsocial network analysissocial networkstrustgeneralized trustsocial integrationsocial network dynamicsstudent networks |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Dokuka Maria Yudkevich The Role of Trust in the Evolution of College Friendships Вопросы образования higher education social network analysis social networks trust generalized trust social integration social network dynamics student networks |
| title | The Role of Trust in the Evolution of College Friendships |
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| title_short | The Role of Trust in the Evolution of College Friendships |
| title_sort | role of trust in the evolution of college friendships |
| topic | higher education social network analysis social networks trust generalized trust social integration social network dynamics student networks |
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