Mapping the Moral Domain: A Contribution of Women's Thinking to Psychological Theory and Education

Gilligan, Carol; Ward, Janie Victoria

ISBN 10: 0674548310 / ISBN 13: 9780674548312

Published by Harvard Univ Pr, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A., 1990

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324pp. Index, Refs. Wear extremities, rubbing.

Seller Inventory # 076547

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mapping the Moral Domain: A Contribution of Women's Thinking to Psychological Theory and Education
• Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674548310
• ISBN 13: 9780674548312
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: VG

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Synopsis

In the fourteen articles collected in this volume, Carol Gilligan and her colleagues expand the theoretical base of In a Different Voice and apply their research methods to a variety of life situations. The contrasting voices of justice and care clarify different ways in which women and men speak about relationships and lend different meanings to connection, dependence, autonomy, responsibility loyalty, peer pressure, and violence. By examining the moral dilemmas and self-descriptions of children, high school students, urban youth, medical students, mothers, lawyers, and others, the authors chart a new terrain: a mapping of the moral domain that includes the voices of women. In this new terrain the authors trace far-reaching implications of the inclusion of women’s voices for developmental psychology, for education, for women, and for men.

About the Authors

Carol Gilligan is University Professor at the New York University School of Law.

Jill McLean Taylor was Professor Emeritus of Women’s and Gender Studies at Simmons College.