Abstract
Objective:The present qualitative research described the ethnocultural empathy existing between Javanese and Chinese children in a pluralistic population.Materials and Methods:Data was collected using focus group discussions and oral interviews. Sixteen students (boys and girls) of multi-ethnic schools in Surakarta of Indonesia participated in the present study.Results:Results indicated that (1) participants acknowledged that they had to feel what other people felt, and it is the beginning of ethnocultural empathy; (2) participants who had interaction-experiences with those from different backgrounds seemed to have high levels of ethnocultural empathy; and (3) at school, both ethnic groups were taught to respect each other’s culture.Conclusion:The present study indicated that empathy had a strategic role in building social strength. Using empathy, each group understood and felt conditions of other groups.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
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