Praxis II: PLT K-6 Exam Prep

Answer: A - Carol Gilligan used her concept of the stages of ethical care to address the phases of moral development as they relate to women. She felt that the male-centered theories of other professionals such as Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson were insufficient to address the moral development of women, because their psychological characteristics are innately different from those of men. The three stages she identifies in her theory are pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional.