Essays on Carol Gilligan

Moral development over an individual’s lifespan remains a major topic of interest for psychologists. There are many theories that have been developed over time but one of the most well-known was developed by Lawrence Kohlberg. Kohlberg expanded the work of Jean Piaget and modified it to explain moral reasoning and how it develops. While Piaget described a process of moral development that occurred in only two stages, Kohlberg’s theory grew to include six stages within three different levels. Kohlberg proposed three these six stages and three levels that moral reasoning was a process that continued through an individual’s life. ...

The issue of gender equality stands is a major concern on the global agenda although there has been a significant progress towards gender equality in most parts of the world. Women in many societies have limited access to healthcare and suffer pervasive threats from domestic violence. There is a substantial gender gap in the division of responsibilities, access to education and employment due to legal and political barriers . Effective strategies in achieving development and improvement of the status and living conditions of women lack due to injustice and ignorance towards women. The most important concern of achieving gender equality is through the ...

Men and women are perhaps the most different from each other within a particular species. The actions and behavior even in the same situation emit vastly different outcomes. For example, in case of the break-up of a long-term relationship during college would spark a period of depression, substance abuse (for a time) and eventually moving on with a more guarded approach in a woman; in a nonviolent manner most of the time. A man however, would retaliate with a dash of violence and all of the above mentioned behavior or transform into a Theodore Robert Bundy. Naturally, we are made very differently. Our thoughts and actions reflect distinctive ...

Philosophy

Introduction Life in this world is a peaceful, blissful, and beautiful being whose ultimate aim is colored and coated with different elements and shades of challenges in a multiple ways. These layers of elements and shades are physical and metaphysical which reflects consciously, subconsciously, or unconsciously an idea of creative and illuminated human minds. So, the knowledge and beauty of existence of life lies in grooming and conditioning minds systematically for a peaceful and purposeful life. In addition, a human mind needs to awaken oneself to become deeply conscious of the metaphysical elements such as peace, love, respect, and tolerance. Such a positive ...

Empathy and Equality: Assessing Traditional Notions of Gender Identity

EMPATHY AND EQUALITY

Abstract

Carol Gilligan’s contention that male gender identity is threatened by intimacy while female identity is marginalized by separation has its basis in the generally accepted view that men approach morality from a justice perspective in contrast to women, who adopt a care-focused outlook. Gilligan’s view of this sociology of gender identity is quite plausible given her contention that care is a viable agent of moral development for women and that separation and individuation are profoundly rooted in complex, mother-child relationships. While Gilligan essentially concurs with Lawrence Kohlberg as to the universality of the male-justice/female-caring construct, she disagrees ...