Re-examining “In a Different Voice” for the New Millennium

Authors

Brittany Morris, South Dakota State University

Faculty Mentor

Meredith Redlin

Abstract

Carol Gilligan’s In a Different Voice (1982) first presented the concept of different moral reasoning as key to understanding how men and women seem to arrive at different conclusions in similar situations. Contrasting her work with the influential model of Kohlberg, Gilligan argues that women’s concept of moral decision-making is inherently relational, rather than reflecting the acceptance of abstract justice deemed to be the highest level of decision-making by Kohlberg. Here, I explain this contrasting perspective, and then examine modern integration of Gilligan’s perceptions as seen through print and broadcast media.

Recommended Citation

Morris, Brittany (2011) "Re-examining “In a Different Voice” for the New Millennium," The Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 9, Article 10.
Available at: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/jur/vol9/iss1/10