How Can We Define Trust? or Trust as the Subject of Social Sciences

The sense of trust is an important reserve on the basis of social relations. Trust can become a decisive force regulating social relations when in our everyday life, on the great turns of our lives, in difficult times and in many ordinary and extraordinary situations. Trust, outside the interest of some philosophers or thinkers, has been a topic of interest to some disciplines such as sociology, psychology, political science and economics since about half a century ago. In addition, trust has become an important topic of social science in Europe and America and ıt has emerged a wide range of literature on trust. Although there is a rich scientific accumulation in the various disciplines related to the concept of trust, there is no definition agreed by trust theorists about the definition of trust. In social sciences, trust, which is treated with structural and functional qualities and which leads to an increase in our level of awareness, is at the center of all kinds of relations that people establish with each other. Besides, people can trust everything. Persons do not trust or trust in non-living objects, systems, institutions, or processes.It is possible to talk about many kinds of trust. This diversity varies depending on the situation, density and direction of the area that is believed to exist. In this study, it will be addressed that the types of trust such as social trust, partial trust and political trust. Social trust is a fundamental component that provides the continuation of the social system, functions as an institution and protects social structures, builds social cohesion, establishes social and economic exchanges and confidence in political life. In short, social trust is the integrative power of a social structure and a powerful socialization tool. In this context, social trust; can be defined as the trust of people who share the same society, even if they do not recognize others, by not taking different ethnic, religious, class, linguistic and cultural qualities. Particularized trust is defined as the trust that one has in the person who is suspicious of strangers and who is only self. Particularized trust includes family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. Because these people are people we know personally and have strong ties. Political trust is the process by which an individual has knowledge of political leaders, governments, political institutions, and produced politics, and these factors generate emotion according to the individual s inner-world. After this process, it becomes a judgment or a thought by adding sensation together with knowledge.