CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Carol Gilligan was one of Kohlberg’s research assistants. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most famous opponent of Kohlberg is the feminist thinker Carol Gilligan who presents both philosophical and empirical counterclaims against Kohlberg’s cognitivistic theory of moral development.

Detailed explanation-3: -A major criticism of Kohlberg’s theory is that Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women. Criticism of Kohlberg’s theory regards justice concerns as developmentally more advanced than reciprocal considerations.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sample is biased According to Gilligan (1977), because Kohlberg’s theory was based on an all-male sample, the stages reflect a male definition of morality (it’s androcentric). Mens’ morality is based on abstract principles of law and justice, while womens’ is based on principles of compassion and care.