CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -She believed that Kohlberg’s theory was inherently biased against women. Gilligan suggests that the biggest reason that there is a gender bias in Kohlberg’s theory is that males tend to focus on logic and rules. In contrast, women focus on caring for others and relationships.

Detailed explanation-2: -(2) Kohlberg’s theory is based upon rationality, duty, impartiality, and universally accepted abstract principle of justice. Gilligan’s model is based upon female characteristics of care and relationship. (3) Women as per Kohlberg’s model are inferior to men so long as moral development is concerned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kohlberg found that more men reached this stage of moral reasoning than women and that men tended to be heavily focused on justice. Gilligan criticized this theory, arguing that it was biased in favor of men. In her own research, Gilligan found that women placed a stronger emphasis on caring in moral decision making.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gilligan proposed that women come to prioritize an “ethics of care” as their sense of morality evolves along with their sense of self while men prioritize an “ethics of justice."

Detailed explanation-5: -Gilligan identified two moral voices that arise from two distinct developmental pathways. According to Gilligan, the male voice emphasizes independence (“separation”) and responsibility for oneself, whereas the female voice emphasizes interdependence (“connection”) and responsibility to others.