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Carol Gilligan has critiqued Kohlberg's theory of moral development:

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A

from a social cognitive perspective.

B

from a feminist perspective.

C

for not giving adequate importance to genetic factors.

D

for using case study as the research method.

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Correct Answer :

Option B

from a feminist perspective.

Solution :

The correct option is from a feminist perspective.

Explanation:
Carol Gilligan, an American psychologist, famously critiqued Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development from a feminist perspective in her 1982 book, "In a Different Voice."

Gilligan argued that Kohlberg’s stages of moral development were male-biased because his original research was conducted exclusively on male subjects. As a result, his framework prioritized male-oriented moral reasoning—which emphasizes abstract principles, justice, rights, and rules (the "justice perspective")—over female-oriented moral reasoning, which tends to emphasize relationships, empathy, compassion, and responsibility toward others (the "ethics of care" perspective).

By highlighting how Kohlberg's model inadequately accounted for women's moral experiences and often miscategorized female moral reasoning as less developed, Gilligan introduced a crucial feminist critique to developmental psychology.

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