Gilligan's Theory of Sex Differences in Moral Reasoning Holds That

question 36

Multiple Choice

Gilligan's theory of sex differences in moral reasoning holds that

• A) gender differences on Kohlberg's dilemmas test are an artifact of the scoring procedure
• B) adult females reason at a higher level (typically stage 4 or 5) than adult males do (typically stage 3 or 4)
• C) females are trained to be sensitive to rules whereas males are trained to be sensitive to human rights
• D) all of these

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