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Ethics and Moral Development, Gender Differences in

By: Paulette Kidder
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:ethics; ethics of care; moral development; morals; superego; virtue ethics; women

The history of reflection on ethics and moral development is inseparable from the history of speculation about gender differences. This entry will outline some of the most historically influential accounts of the nature of ethics and of the presumed differences between ...

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  Kidder, P. (2009). Ethics and moral development, gender differences in. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 257-260). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n139
  
  Kidder, Paulette. "Ethics and Moral Development, Gender Differences in." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 257-60. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n139.
  
  Kidder, P. 2009. Ethics and Moral Development, Gender Differences in. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 257-260 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n139> [Accessed 15 Jun 2021].
  
  Kidder, Paulette. "Ethics and Moral Development, Gender Differences in." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 257-60. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n139.
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