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The Relationship Between Social Justice Issues and Emotional Intelligence (EI): A Literature Review

The Relationship Between Social Justice Issues and Emotional Intelligence (EI): A Literature Review

Misha Chakraborty, Dominique T. Chlup
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466698505|ISBN10: 1466698500|EISBN13: 9781466698512
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9850-5.ch009
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Chakraborty, Misha, and Dominique T. Chlup. "The Relationship Between Social Justice Issues and Emotional Intelligence (EI): A Literature Review." Handbook of Research on Organizational Justice and Culture in Higher Education Institutions, edited by Nwachukwu Prince Ololube, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 205-223. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9850-5.ch009

APA

Chakraborty, M. & Chlup, D. T. (2016). The Relationship Between Social Justice Issues and Emotional Intelligence (EI): A Literature Review. In N. Ololube (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Organizational Justice and Culture in Higher Education Institutions (pp. 205-223). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9850-5.ch009

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Chakraborty, Misha, and Dominique T. Chlup. "The Relationship Between Social Justice Issues and Emotional Intelligence (EI): A Literature Review." In Handbook of Research on Organizational Justice and Culture in Higher Education Institutions, edited by Nwachukwu Prince Ololube, 205-223. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9850-5.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter discussed issues of injustice as often affecting the emotional, and in some cases, the physical well-being of a person. In recent years, researchers have begun to explore the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in creating awareness when it comes to social justice issues related to areas such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, etc. The purpose of this chapter is twofold: First, to concentrate on the area of social justice issues to find out what the literature has explored in terms of the role Emotional Intelligence (EI) might play when it comes to dealing with social oppression, and second, to advocate emotional intelligence traits that can be successfully used to cope with social oppression. We reviewed the literature as a way to deepen our understanding of how to foster “socially conscious” practices within the workplace. The chapter has implications for Human Resource Development (HRD) practitioners to remind them of the responsibility they have to encourage and welcome studies and practices addressing critical aspects such as social justice issues as a way to help ensure a productive and safe workplace. Through this review of the literature, we found that emotional intelligence traits, if practiced responsibly, can make society a better place for everyone to live and work in.

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