Deck 9: Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care

Question 1

Psychologist Carol Gilligan interviewed both male and female subjects and found there was no difference in their moral reasoning.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Today feminist ethics is distinguished from an ethics of care that is sometimes called feminine ethics.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Ethics of care does not tell us how we are to determine what will help or harm particular individuals.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

For Baier the tradition of rights has only worked against women and not for women.

Question 5

Some questions have been raised about the ethics of care including the idea that not all mothers are caring and nurturing.

Question 6

The fourth feature of the Gilligan challenge to liberal orthodoxy according to Baier is a challenge to its typical rationalism.

Question 7

Who thought that women were inferior to men morally?

A)Gilligan
B)Noddings
C)Greeno and Maccoby
D)Freud

Question 8

The "third wave" of feminism addresses the problem of diversity in dealing with women's issues .

Question 9

The two parties to the relation of caring for Noddings are the "one-caring" and the "cared-for."

Question 10

According to data used by the White House in its campaign to reduce violence against women, one in women will be sexually assaulted in college.

A)six
B)five
C)four
D)three

Question 11

Traditional moral philosophy has been favorable to women as evidenced by the views of Rousseau and Aristotle.

Question 12

According to ethics of care, the female moral perspective takes a more universal and impartial standpoint in reasoning about what is morally good and bad.

Question 13

According to Noddings the language of ethics has primarily been the language of the

A)Mother.
B)Father.
C)Caregiver.
D)Children.

Question 14

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said that we all should be feminists because "feminism is another word for ."

A)equality
B)women's rights
C)fairness
D)freedom

Question 15

Carol Gilligan's research supports the research and findings of Lawrence Kohlberg.

Question 16

For Baier the best moral theory must not be a cooperative product of women and men but must primarily focus on an ethics of care.

Question 17

One reason why male and female morality may differ from each other is biological differences between males and females.

Question 18

Ethics of care argues that there is a female moral perspective that contrasts sharply with the male moral perspective.

Question 19

Who argues that it is because women spend too much of their lives mothering that women develop a morality consistent with this experience?

A)Noddings
B)Ruddick
C)Whitbeck
D)Gilligan

Question 20

Which of the following thinkers is associated with the so-called "second wave" of feminism?

A)Wollstonecraft
B)Butler
C)de Beauvoir
D)Nussbaum

Question 21

Describe some feminists' critiques of the idea of feminine ethics. How do such critiques distinguish the concerns of "feminist ethics" from the concerns of "feminine ethics?"

Question 22

In her book Gender Trouble , Butler elucidates the ways in which gender norms

A)are socially constructed.
B)involve category mistakes.
C)are rooted in biology.
D)are laws of nature.

Question 23

Which of the following terms is NOT listed in your text among those typically associated with a male ethical perspective?

A)Compassion
B)Impartiality
C)Solidarity
D)Feeling

Question 24

Compare and contrast the research findings of Kohlberg and Gilligan. In what ways do their findings and conclusions agree and disagree?

Question 25

Describe the evolution of feminist concerns through the so-called "three waves" of feminism. Cite at least one thinker from each of the "waves" and explain how their ideas reflect this evolution.

Question 26

Which of the following terms is NOT listed in your text among those typically associated with a male ethical perspective?

A)Rights
B)Impartiality
C)Responsibility
D)Reason