Question

60. Gilligan argues that Kohlberg's theory of moral understanding_______.
A. does not adequately represent the morality of girls and women
B. does not adequately represent the morality of boys and men
C. shows that there are no sex differences in moral reasoning
D. overemphasizes the role of emotion in moral judgment.

Answer 1

Ans. (A) does not adequately represent the morality of girls and women.

Lawrence Kohlberg studied moral reasoning and more of his subjects were male. He concluded that males often reason through moral issues at higher levels than females. Carol Gilligan opined that there is a male bias in Kohlberg's research. Gilligan argued that Kohlberg's classification of moral judgment considers principles of justice and rights which are valued more by males than by females. According to Gilligan female tend to value caring and responsibility for others which is not accounted for in Kohlberg's research.