Trust and individualism in world-views of contemporary youth in Eastern Europe

Trust and individualism in world-views of contemporary youth in Eastern Europe


Kitaitseva O.V.

Russian state University for Humanities. Moscow, Russia olga_kitaitseva@mail.ru

Kuchenkova A.V.

Cand. Sci. (Soc.), Senior Lecturer, Russian State University for the Humanities, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS, Moscow, Russia a.v.kuchenkova@gmail.com

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Kitaitseva O.V., Kuchenkova A.V. Trust and individualism in world-views of contemporary youth in Eastern Europe. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2014. No 12. P. 97-104




Abstract

Ties between levels of trust and individualism prevalence degree are discussed based on the study of attitudes and value orientations of East-European youth (Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Czechia). A variety of trust types were identified: generalized, interpersonal, institutional, local, societal. Mutual causation of high trust level and individualism is argued for.


Keywords
trust; individualism; East-European countries
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