Robert works at a daycare and is faced with a moral dilemma. Mrs. Wilkinson is late picking up her child on a regular basis. The nursery rules state that the school has to charge parents $1.00 for every minute that they are late. Robert knows that Mrs. Wilkinson is a low-income, single parent who cannot afford the late charges, but he believes that the rules must apply to everyone. Gilligan suggests that because Robert is male, he will resolve this dilemma using the:
A) morality of justice
B) morality of care
C) preconventional level
D) postconventional level

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Gilligan suggests that males tend to resolve moral dilemmas using the "morality of justice," which focuses on fairness and the application of rules equally to everyone.

Robert Works at a Daycare and Is Faced with a Moral