Gilligan criticized Kohlberg's theory for
A) having stages of moral reasoning.
B) applying more to men than to women.
C) claiming that moral reasoning becomes more sophisticated with age.
D) overemphasizing the role of care-based moral reasoning.

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Gilligan argued that Kohlberg's theory was developed based on research with male participants and therefore did not account for potential differences in moral reasoning between men and women. She proposed an alternative theory of moral development that emphasized the role of care-based reasoning, which is often more characteristic of women's ethical considerations.

Gilligan Criticized Kohlberg's Theory for