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Humanitarian Attitudes and Support of Government Responsibility for Social Welfare

A Study of Perceptions of Social Work Graduates in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China

Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, 13F KK Leung Building, Pofulam Rd, Hong Kong.,tsktam{at}hkusua.hku.hk

This article examines humanitarian attitudes and the individualistcollectivist orientation of graduates of various social work study programs of a major university in Hong Kong and some major universities and colleges in China. Research shows that the respondents have a positive regard for humanitarian issues, related to the perception of social welfare as a government responsibility. Hong Kong graduates are more humanistic and more collectivist in orientation than their PRC counterparts. Some responses re.ect an emphasis on self-reliance and adherence to this as a means of achieving human dignity.

International Social Work, Vol. 46, No. 4, 449-467 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872803464003


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