id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-m-wikipedia-org-2240 Trust (social science) - Wikipedia .html text/html 6880 851 62 One of the key current challenges in the social sciences is to rethink how the rapid progress of technology has impacted constructs such as trust. This systemic approach can be contrasted[23] with studies on social actors and their decision-making process, in anticipation that understanding of such a process will explain (and allow to model) the emergence of trust. The first consists of human-like constructs including benevolence, honesty and competence, whilst the second employs system-like constructs such as usefulness, reliability and functionality.[26] The discussion surrounding the relationship between information technologies and trust is still in progress as research remains in its infant stages. The review's meta-analysis of 87 studies showed a consistent, though modest, negative relationship between ethnic diversity and social trust. In the context of information theory, Ed Gerck defines and contrasts trust with social functions such as power, surveillance, and accountability.[37][38] It has been claimed that a higher level of social trust is positively correlated with economic development. ./cache/en-m-wikipedia-org-2240.html ./txt/en-m-wikipedia-org-2240.txt