Carol Gilligan Argued That Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

question 85

Short Answer

Carol Gilligan argued that Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development were insensitive to the morality of women. She argued that women give human needs and relationships the highest priority and were raised to develop a morality of _____.

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Definitions:

Prokaryotes

Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, generally including bacteria and archaea.

DNA Ligase

Enzyme that links DNA fragments; used during production of recombinant DNA to join foreign DNA to vector DNA.

Recombinant DNA Technology

A set of biotechnological techniques for manipulating DNA sequences to produce genetically modified organisms for diverse applications.

Restriction Enzyme

Bacterial enzyme that stops viral reproduction by cleaving viral DNA; used to cut DNA at specific points during production of recombinant DNA.