Dual Meaning of Trust in Social Capital Theory

Relevance. Considering the integral part that trust plays in the theory of social capital itself as well as in its network refraction, it is important to determine the functional content of the studied category. Further theoretical detailing and ways of applying theory to the study of social objects depend on the interpretation of trust. It can be either an element of content or a source of social capital.
The purpose of the study is to identify the reasons for the duality of understanding of trust in relation to social capital and to establish the boundaries of the semantic demarcation of the concept under discussion.
Objectives: identify the features that allow us to consider trust as an element of social capital in a network social organization; to reveal the grounds on which trust is ranked as a source of social capital in the network approach; define a role in establishing everyday order; to make the question of the importance of the researcher in the organization of the semantic boundaries of the studied phenomenon relevant.
Methodology. In addition to the theory of social capital, the research is based on the achievements of the network and informational approaches. Theoretical and methodological approaches correlate with each other and determine the choice of research methods. Key words: methods of socio-philosophical analysis necessary to achieve an assessment of the role of social capital in the context of interaction and the method of identifying determinant factors (the method of causality), which affects network activity and forms social capital.
The research results made it possible to reveal the foundations of the trust interpretations that have developed in the theory of social capital. The characteristics of trust are revealed, which make it possible to classify it as a component of social capital. The features that relate it to conditions contributing to the origins and development of social capital have been determined.
Conclusion. By focusing on certain aspects of trust, the researcher identifies its functions, hence diving into a certain semantic connotation of the phenomenon under study.

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