Carol Gilligan set out to compare the moral development of girls and boys.Her research showed that
A)girls and boys typically assess situations as right and wrong using different standards.
B)girls are more interested in right and wrong than boys are.
C)boys show more care and empathy in judging a moral situation than girls do.
D)the ability to assess situations as right and wrong typically develops only as young people enter the teenage years.

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Gilligan's research showed that boys tend to use a justice perspective, which focuses on rules and fairness, while girls tend to use a care perspective, which focuses on relationships and compassion. Thus, girls and boys assess situations as right and wrong using different standards.

Carol Gilligan Set Out to Compare the Moral Development of Girls