Gilligan

Question 1

Women’s Moral Development

Answer 1

Care orientation: relationships with others must carry equal weight with self-care when making moral decisions; discusses differences between men’s and women’s voices

Question 2

Gilligan’s Levels and Transitions

Answer 2

Level 1: Orientation to Individual Survival
1st Transition: From Selfishness to Responsibility
Level 2: Goodness as Sacrifice
2nd Transition: From Goodness to Truth
Level 3: The Morality of Nonviolence

Question 3

Level 1: Orientation to Individual Survival

Answer 3

Self-centered; inability to differentiate between needs and wants

Question 4

1st Transition: From Selfishness to Responsibility

Answer 4

Shift between independence to connection and responsibility; distinction between needs and wants

Question 5

Level 2: Goodness as Sacrifice

Answer 5

Survival becomes social acceptance; insecurities arise over thought of hurting others

Question 6

2nd Transition: From Goodness to Truth

Answer 6

Question why they put others first; disparity between hurt and care; for the first time she views her needs as truth instead of selfishness

Question 7

Level 3: Morality of Nonviolence

Answer 7

Moral goal to avoid hurt; include respect for self; can make decisions in line with own morals