Trust is not the master distinction characterizing modern society.

Evidence

We should, of course, avoid overstating a single explanatory device. The concept of trust cannot replace the concept of Gemeinschaft or of solidarity. Trust or distrust: this is certainly not the distinction we should use to characterize modern society. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 1448

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the boundary of trust as an analytical concept against Gemeinschaft and solidarity — trust is a supplement, not a replacement.