RESOURCES ON
CAROL GILLIGAN AND LAWRENCE KOHLBERG

Kohlberg developed a theory of moral development. The basic criterion for moral development in Kohlberg's view is judgment.

You will learn about both Kohlberg's and Gilligan's theories by reading the following texts:

1. Chapter 5: Socialization--Chapter Overview from the text, Sociology by John Macionis contains good background on Kohlberg, Gilligan, and other developmental theorists.

2. Moral Reasoning and Gender

3. Kohlberg's and Gilligan's Stages of Ethical Development

4. Men and Women: Justice and Compassion

5. Gilligan's In a Different Voice with Reading Questions

6. Ecological Identification, Friendship, and Moral Development: Justice and Care as Complementary Dimensions of Morality by Dale T. Snauwaert of Adelphi University.

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