Home > Arhiva > 2024 > Numar: 1 > The Relationship between Empathy and Social Justice from the Social Work Perspective The Relationship between Empathy and Social Justice from the Social Work Perspective
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- Marina Alexandra Tudoran (West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, No. 4th V. Pârvan Boulevard, Timişoara, România, National Institute of R&D for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 144 Aurel Păunescu-Podeanu, RO-300569, Timişoara, Romania, E-mail: alexandra.m.tudoran@gmail.com)
- Alexandru Neagoe (West University of Timişoara, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, 4th V. Pârvan Blvd, Romania. Email: alexandru.neagoe@euvt.ro)
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Empathy and social justice play a significant role in social work, and the literature extensively supports their connection to this profession. The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not social work students have a high level of empathy that is correlated with their willingness to address social justice problems. The first part of the study examines the relationship between family structure, empathy and social justice. The second part investigates how the level of cognitive and affective empathy can predict students' social justice attitudes.
Keywords: social work, cognitive empathy, affective empathy, social justice, social contract
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