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  • Traditional Western empathy models are often unidimensional and inadequate for diverse intercultural contexts.
  • A 'one size fits all' approach to empathy overlooks its multidimensional and context-modulated nature.
  • Previous work called for a relational empathy model with qualities like curiosity and cultural humility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a paradigm shift from ego-based, content-focused empathy to process-based, context-dependent empathies.
  • To describe a model of multiple 'local stories' or empathies generated through social engagement.
  • To establish Intercultural Relational Empathies by shifting from singular content to multiple process empathies.

Main Methods:

  • Distinguishing between 'settled' empathy (individual trait) and 'nomadic' empathies (negotiation in social settings).
  • Analyzing empathy as an emergent property of social collectives in dynamic, complex systems.
  • Focusing on the application within intercultural healthcare settings, specifically multicultural healthcare teams.

Main Results:

  • Empathies are not fixed but generated as emergent properties of social engagement and democratic dialectic.
  • 'Nomadic' empathies are process-based, fluid, context-dependent, and eco-centric.
  • The dominant modernist model of content-based, ego-driven empathy is rooted in individualism and may not be universally applicable.

Conclusions:

  • Intercultural Relational Empathies require a move from singular 'content' empathy to multiple 'process' empathies.
  • Sensitive, democratic encounter is crucial for generating these fluid, context-dependent empathies.
  • The limitations of individualistic, content-based empathy models highlight the need for more adaptable, process-oriented approaches in global healthcare.