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Trust in Contemporary Society, by well-known trust researchers, deals with conceptual, theoretical and social interaction analyses, historical data on societies, national surveys or cross-national comparative studies, and methodological issues related to trust. The authors illuminate contemporary issues of trust and distrust. Readership: All interested in trust research in psychology, sociology, political science, economics, organizational and management studies, history, comparative study, area studies, survey research.

Values and Attitudes across Nations and Time contributes to an ever-growing body of work focussing on the elucidation of variations in values and attitudes throughout the world - not only what they actually are, but also strategies for their detection, description and classification. Researchers in the field seek to identify both similarities and differences. In this work, quantitative and qualitative views and methods are explored by nine well-known authors: Masamichi Sasaki, current President of the International Institute of Sociology; Theodore Caplow of the University of Virginia; Mattei Dogan of the National Center of Scientific Research, Paris; S.N. Eisenstadt of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Chikio Hayashi of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo; Geert Hofstede of the University of Limburg at Maastricht in The Netherlands; Alex Inkeles of Stanford University; P. Herbert Leiderman of the Stanford University Medical School; Robert M. Marsh of Brown University; and Carmi Schooler of the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA

Abstract:  Globalization and national identity are two separate but important concepts in contemporary sociology; however, neither is well grounded. There is little consensus. Yet we need to establish a foundation for talking about globalization and national identity and the relationship between them. By reviewing literature, this paper presents many sides of the related controversies. Globalization can be interpreted from many different perspectives: economic, social, psychological, political, even philosophical. There is little argument that globalization is now a major characteristic of our daily lives. Identity had its beginnings in psychology and was then superimposed upon social systems, thereby explicating local, regional and national identities: Who are we? We are like those people, but unlike those other people. When considering complex concepts, we need to ask appropriate questions of both parents and their children (due to socialization). In the research study described in this paper, two sample data sets from Japan were used (N = 2,164), both employing an identical questionnaire: (a) a nationwide survey of parents and their children aged 15 through 17; and (b) a nationwide survey of adults. The two stage stratified sampling method was used. The study revealed that Japanese children had more positive and open‐minded attitudes toward "others" than did their parents and older adult groups. One's generation has an important impact on national identity among the Japanese. The findings also indicate that Japan is not a nation‐state in which national identity plays a particularly significant role. The study also suggested numerous opportunities for future research.

Preliminary Material -- 1. Comparing Societies around the World /Henry Teune -- 2. Comparing Societies across Sizes and Scales /Mattei Dogan -- 3. Comparing Societies: Qualitative Methods /Julian Go -- 4. Comparing Societies: Quantitative Methods /Peter Ph. Mohler -- 1. Ancient Civilizations /S.N. Eisenstadt -- 2. Empires, Imperial States, and Colonial Societies /George Steinmetz -- 3. Modern Societies /John A. Hall -- 4. The Diverse Uses of Digital Formations /Saskia Sassen -- 1. Population Structures /Arland Thornton -- 2. Social Inequality and Mobility /Sandra Buchholz and Hans-Peter Blossfeld -- 3. State Structures /Victor Nee and Michael Siemon -- 4. Parties and Party Systems /Thomas Saalfeld and Margret Hornsteiner -- 5. Economic Systems: Comparative Historical Method in Economic Sociology /Andrew Savchenko -- 6. Multi-Ethnic Societies /Ralph D. Grillo -- 7. The Sociology of Religion /William D'Antonio and Anthony J. Pogorelc -- 8. Corporations and Commerce /Harland Prechel -- 9. The Metropolis /Anthony M. Orum -- 10. Voluntary Organizations and Civil Society /Joonmo Son -- 11. Family Systems in Comparative Perspective /Stephen K. Sanderson -- 12. Gender and Society /Harriet Bradley -- 13. Professions /Joseph C. Hermanowicz and David R. Johnson -- 14. Social Welfare Systems /James Midgley -- 15. The Sociology of Language: A Return Visit /Joshua A. Fishman -- 16. Comparative Sociology of Education /David P. Baker -- 17. Mass Media /Willam A. Gamson -- 18. Mass Culture /Mike Featherstone -- 19. Comparative Military Organization /Michelle Sandhoff and David R. Segal -- 20. The Social Organization of Science and Technology /Wenda K. Bauchspies -- 21. Cross-National Public Opinion Research /Tom W. Smith -- 1. Economic Development and Growth /Erich Weede -- 2. The Emergence of Nation-States /Hendrik Spruyt -- 3. The Development of Nationalism and Citizenship /Veljko Vujačić -- 4. Modernization and Globalization /Robert M. Marsh -- 5. Democratization /Luis Roniger -- 6. Political Socialization and Values /Henk Vinken -- 7. Voting Behavior and Public Opinion /Harald Schoen -- 8. Communication in the Internet Age /Karen A. Cerulo -- 9. Demography and Migration /Jack A. Goldstone -- 10. Crime, Imprisonment, and Social Control /Bill McCarthy -- 11. Social Problems /Robert Heiner -- 12. Social Deviance /Steve Hall -- 13. Social Movements and Collective Behavior /Mario Diani -- 14. Terrorism /Michel Wieviorka -- 15. Hazards and Disasters /Kathleen Tierney -- 16. Internal Wars and Revolution /Ekkart Zimmermann -- 17. International War /Jack S. Levy -- 18. Ecology and Environment /Andrew K. Jorgensone , Riley E. Dunlap and Brett Clark -- 19. Leisure and Consumption /Robert A. Stebbins -- 20. Small Groups, Networks, and Social Interaction /Linda D. Molm -- 21. Emotions and Social Life /Jonathan H. Turner -- 22. Trust /Piotr Sztompka -- 23. Collective Memory /Amy Corning and Howard Schuman -- 1. Asian Sociology in an Era of Globalization (with Emphasis on Japan, China, and Korea) /Masamichi Sasaki.

Why is it important to study general social attitudes? To compare social attitudes across nations? To conduct such research longitudinally? The answers reveal the significance of such social research under unprecedented globalization, which creates imperatives for mutual international understanding. Though principally focused on Japanese social attitudes, these attitudes must be compared across nations and time, one means being cross-national attitude surveys, encompassing special methodologies and data analytic techniques. In 1953, the Institute of Statistical Mathematics began nationwide, longitudinal surveys of the Japanese way of thinking. All of the work described in this book stems from this research. This book is intended as a learning tool for those engaged in or contemplating social scientific research. At both national and international levels, survey and analytic methodologies are explored, explicated and applied to real world data. This publication has also been published in hardback (no longer available ISBN 90 04 11853 5)