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...different path. She is reluctant to let the man steal the drug because she thinks he might be able to solve his dilemma by negotiating with the druggist. She has trouble understanding the druggist's refusal to provide the drug free of charge, his lack of care and concern. Gilligan argues that this difference of approach reveals that women tend to focus on care and on the relationships in a particular situation rather than on principles of justice or fairness...
...Gilligan has set out to "remap" the traditional scheme of human development, and to reverse the traditional theories of development which place male-oriented reasoning on a higher level than female values. She is currently working on a theory that would combine a concern for both the self and for others and an emphasis on both justice and care at an ultimate stage of human development...
...Gilligan's Harvard colleagues say that she has made an important contribution to the field of developmental psychology. David McClelland, professor of psychology, says that Gilligan's work was "very much needed." The field was incomplete, he says, because prior theories strictly had to do with male development." He says that her perspective, which he calls "the first of its kind", is sure to be influential in the field for years to come...
Jerome Kagan, professor of developmental psychology, says that "many books have been written about the psychology of sex differences, but the majority haven't been deep or profound. Carol is one of the few people who has written an insightful book on the subject." But McClelland says that while Gilligan's work has received acclaim in the academic community she "has quite a way to go to develop empirical backing for the female perspective she describes...
...Gilligan is in the process of finishing up a four-year study of adolescent girls that she hopes will further substantiate some of the findings that she first articulated in her book...