Response To Carol Gilligan's Instructions
Great Question!
My first response to Carol Gilligan’s postulations went something like this, “Mhh, the female plight has certainly changed!” In that her data appeared to be quite outdated. In fact, I have often questioned if we are not as a society moving toward a preferred, gender-androgynous existence, where the typical female or male role is no longer clearly defined. Nonetheless, I agree that while gender roles may be meshing, females/males are not fueled by a similar androgynous design! Females are in fact different. Hormones alone create stark variations, which collaboratively work to form all of the unique sex-traits typical to gender. Nevertheless, this in no way is indicative of our ability to achieve higher morality. We (females)
My first response to Carol Gilligan’s postulations went something like this, “Mhh, the female plight has certainly changed!” In that her data appeared to be quite outdated. In fact, I have often questioned if we are not as a society moving toward a preferred, gender-androgynous existence, where the typical female or male role is no longer clearly defined. Nonetheless, I agree that while gender roles may be meshing, females/males are not fueled by a similar androgynous design! Females are in fact different. Hormones alone create stark variations, which collaboratively work to form all of the unique sex-traits typical to gender. Nevertheless, this in no way is indicative of our ability to achieve higher morality. We (females)