In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development - Softcover

Carol Gilligan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674445449 ISBN 13: 9780674445444

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Siince its publication more than a decade ago, this highly influential book has won international acclaim and pioneered a revolution in our understanding of female development psychology. Now, witth more than half a million copies of the first edition inprint, CArol Gillgan reflects on the impact and implictions of her findings in a new preface to her classic study.

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Review:

"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." -- Carol Tavris, 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." --T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. New York Times Syndicate, 22nd September 2000

About the Author:

Carol Gilligan is University Professor at the New York University School of Law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0674445449
• ISBN 13: 9780674445444
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204