Books about trust?

Question

Could you recommend me some books that cover trust and how it is developed, what helps us build trust and why we might or might not need it. I am not interested in the relationship self-help books but a more philosophical and psychological approach to the whole issue, discussions about the development of trust in the recent years and how it is affecting the society, how trust emerges and what factors influence it. Your help is very much appreciated.

Answer 1

Erik Erikson discussed a lot about trust vs. mistrust in his psychosocial theory of development. You may find that interesting. There is also a lot of work being done right now surrounding the neurobiology of the development of trust. Bessel van der Kolk, Bruce Perry, Dan Siegel, etc may be a stepping stone to address a piece of that. They primarily discuss trauma etc, but that plays a huge rule in the development of trust so a lot of their work addresses it.