Carol Gilligan is University Professor at the New York University School of Law.
To those of us searching for a better understanding of the way men
and women think and the different values we bring to public
problems and to our private lives, [this book] is of enormous
importance.
*Washington Post*
Theories of moral development are not mere abstractions. They
matter—to the way children are raised, to female and male
self-esteem, as ammunition for personal and political attack—and
that is why Carol Gilligan’s book is important… [It] is
consistently provocative and imaginative.
*New York Times Book Review*
Girls in our society learn early on that they are expected to
behave in certain ways. In her 1982 book In a Different Voice,
Carol Gilligan, a psychologist at Harvard University, wrote about
the powerful messages young girls receive from those around them.
Girls are expected to be compliant, quiet and introspective. They
soon learn that they should suppress any open expression of
aggression or even strong non-compliant feelings. They also
learn…to value relationships more than rules.
*New York Times Syndicate*
It has the charge of a revelation… [Gilligan] flips old prejudices
against women on their ears. She reframes qualities regarded as
women’s weaknesses and shows them to be human strengths. It is
impossible to consider [her] ideas without having your estimation
of women rise.
*Vogue*
Gilligan’s book is feminism at its best… Her thesis is rooted not
only in research but in common sense… Theories of human development
are never more limited or limiting than when their bias is
invisible, and Gilligan’s book performs the vital service of
illuminating one of the deepest biases of all.
*Boston Globe*
A profound and profoundly important book. It poses a challenge to
psychology… But it may be just what we need to revitalize our field
and bring it into a more meaningful alignment with reality.
*Contemporary Psychology*
An important and original contribution to the understanding of
human moral development in both men and women. Carol Gilligan
writes with literary grace and a real sensitivity to the women she
interviewed… Her book has important implications for philosophical
as well as psychological theory.
*Lawrence Kohlberg*
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