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Praxis II PLT K-6

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Mr. Vance is a first-grade teacher who recognizes the importance of teaching his students social skills as well as academic skills. After several months of teaching a particular class, he notices four girls are engaging in behaviors best described as selfishness. According to Gilligan’s theory on the stages of the ethic of care, which stage are these first-grade girls functioning at?
  1. Concrete operational
  2. Conventional
  3. Pre-conventional
  4. Post-conventional
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Answer: C - According to Gilligan’s theory on the stages of the ethic of care, these first-grade girls are functioning at the pre-conventional stage. The order of stages and their corresponding goals are: Pre-conventional with the goal of individual survival, conventional with the goal of self-sacrificing for the good of all and post-conventional with the goal of upholding the principle of nonviolence.
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