Praises and Criticism of Gilligan’s Work

• Stiller & Forrest (1990) found men talk in terms of justice, women in terms of caring

• McAdams (1988) women scored significantly higher in intimacy motivation

• small, skewed samples

• overgenderizing - reinforces old stereotypes

• undermines struggle for equality

• Walker (84) analyzed 61 studies and found majority with no differences in moral reasoning

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