Carol Gilligan on Moral Development

Carol Gilligan (1982) raised a hot and academic debate about her work "Different Voices: Psychological Theory and Women Development". In this book, Gilligan deviates from the traditional continuous stage modality advocated by celebrity psychologists such as Piaget (1925) and Coleberg (1969), developed his own model of moral orientation It is. Because Gilligan insists that these theories are not sensitive to women's moral "different voices", Gilligan criticizes these theories to guide women to a lower level and mark them as men lower than men doing.

Carol Gilligan says, "The moral development of men and women is completely different, men tend to focus on human rights, justice and freedom, principle of human responsibility, morals of women's morals and devotion. Sensory grounds Feminist refers to all aspects of social men and women, such as toys to emphasize the cultural concept of men and women, elements of sex of men and women, isolated workforce, advertisements, etc.

The first inspiration of nursing ethics came from the work of psychologist Carol Gilligan. Early in her career, Carol Gilligan worked with psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg and was studying the theory of moral development. Gilligan's research on the development of women's morality began with a seemingly male-based result of the Kohlberg study. Gilligan et al. Believe that the ethical history in Western culture highlights the concept of moral justice. In contrast, women have traditionally been taught different morals, emphasizing the importance of unity, community, and human special relationships. This moral "attentive view" is ignored or despised, as women are traditionally in a limited force and influence position.

Carol Gilligan (1982) criticizes the theory of Kohlberg in her work as "a central view". She believes that the theory of Coleburg unreasonably treats the moral development of women. She said women often deal with ethical issues in a different way than men. Although there is still intense debate, some researchers have included morality, but confirmed her position that justice, a woman tends to emphasize that the former is the latter one. (Weisz & Black, 2002)