Measuring Trust
If one accepts the validity of the idea of social reality, scientifically, it must be amenable to measurement, something which has been explored particularly in relation to trust. 'Trust is...part of a community's social capital, as Francis Fukuyama argues, and has deep historical and cultural roots'.
Theories of the measurement of trust in the sociological community are usually called theories of social capital, to emphasize the connection to economics, and the ability to measure outputs in the same manner.
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