Liars and outliers : enabling the trust that society needs to thrive

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Title:

Personal Author:

Schneier, Bruce, 1963-

Publication Information:

Indianapolis. : Wiley, c2012.

Physical Description:

xiv, 366 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN:

9781118143308

Abstract:

Argues society requires trust in order to function, describes how society creates and maintains that trust through societal pressures, and discusses what happens when those pressures fail.

Subject Term:

Trust -- Social aspects.

Truthfulness and falsehood -- Social aspects

Social interaction.

Social stability

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In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows the unique role of trust in facilitating and stabilizing human society. He discusses why and how trust has evolved, why it works the way it does, and the ways the information society is changing everything.

Author Notes

Bruce Schneier is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School and the CTO of Resilient Systems, Inc. He is a security expert and author of numerous books including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, Carry On: Sound Advice from Schneier on Security, and Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World.

(Bowker Author Biography)

A Note for Readers	p. xv
1 Overview	p. 1
Part 1 The science of Trust	p. 15
2 A Natural History of Security	p. 17
3 The Evolution of Cooperation	p. 27
4 A Social History of Trust	p. 41
5 Societal Dilemmas	p. 51
Part II A Model of Trust	p. 61
6 Societal Pressures	p. 63
7 Moral Pressures	p. 73
8 Reputational Pressures	p. 87
9 Institutional Pressures	p. 103
10 Security Systems	p. 123
Part III The Real World	p. 137
11 Competing Interests	p. 139
12 Organizations	p. 155
13 Corporations	p. 173
14 Institutions	p. 195
Part IV Conclusions	p. 205
15 How Societal Pressures Fail	p. 207
16 Technological Advances	p. 225
17 The Future	p. 243
Notes	p. 249
References	p. 287
Acknowledgments	p. 347
Index	p. 249

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