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Interpreting Trust: Abstract and Personal Trust for People who Need Interpreters to Access Services

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  • Rosalind Edwards
  • Claire Alexander
  • Bogusia Temple

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This article looks at the political and conceptual process of trust drawing on a research project exploring the experiences of people who speak little English and thus need interpreters in order to access services. We examine posited solidarity/diversity tensions in the politicisation of notions of general social trust, and debates about the process of trust, including distinctions between abstract and personal trust, the role of familiarity, and the concept of ‘active trust’, as well as challenges to the functional link between interpretation and expectation in trust. We address the increasing professionalisation of interpreting service provision based on abstract trust, and use case studies to illustrate the complexity of the articulation of trust in interpreters, often involving personal trust, as well as strategies for managing distrust. We conclude that, while trust may be a personal praxis, it takes place in a particular socio-political context that involves asymmetrical relations that focus on particular, minority ethnic, groups.

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  • Rosalind Edwards & Claire Alexander & Bogusia Temple, 2006. "Interpreting Trust: Abstract and Personal Trust for People who Need Interpreters to Access Services," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:11:y:2006:i:1:p:1-13
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.1077
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    1. Naomi Richards & Rebecca Rotter, 2013. "Desperately Seeking Certainty? The Case of Asylum Applicants and People Planning an Assisted Suicide in Switzerland," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 18(4), pages 250-265, November.
    2. Belik, Ivan & Hexmoor, Henry, 2013. "The Multifactor Model of the Agent’s Power in Social Networks," Discussion Papers 2013/11, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science.
    3. Bengt Larsson, 2007. "Unpacking Professional Trust – Dimensions of Trust in Swedish Auditors’ Client Relations," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 12(2), pages 56-69, March.

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