Carol Gilligan has argued that women
A) use a different type of morality than men when making moral decisions.
B) reason at a lower moral level than men.
C) move through the stages of moral development more slowly than men.
D) can reason about moral dilemmas at the same level as men, but act at a lower level.

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Carol Gilligan argues that women tend to use a "care" orientation in their moral decision-making, which emphasizes relationships, empathy, and the needs of others, rather than a "justice" orientation that emphasizes individual rights and fairness. She argues that this is just as valid a form of morality as the justice orientation that has been traditionally emphasized in studies of moral development.

Carol Gilligan Has Argued That Women