Orphaned children and their parents in the views of female students of pedagogy – a perspective of social distance

Children from dysfunctional families are a permanent element of social life. It arouses anxiety. It makes us think about the essence of humanity . It is also an object of research in many fields of knowledge. They show its causes and effects. This article presents the results of own research on the basis of the problem and on the attitudes of female students of pedagogy towards orphaned children. Their knowledge is piecemeal and derived from the mass media. According to the female students consider an orphaned child and their biological parents have features that are valued in a negative way, not promising development and life of high-quality.