Carol Gilligan
Carol Gilligan—born November 28, 1936, is a highly esteemed feminist, psychologist, and author. Gilligan as continually broken ground with her unique voice, perspective, and research. Over the past 50 plus years she has had much success from her many studies. She has had a truly amazing career. After completing her Ph.D. she taught at Harvard University alongside accomplished psychologists Eric Erikson and Lawrence Kohlberg (Gilligan, 2005).
In the early 70’s Gilligan started research on men who were facing the draft for the Vietnam War, but after the Supreme Court ended abortion she changed her research path and began to interview women who were pregnant and considering abortion (Gilligan, 2005). Gilligan explains why she chose this path by saying, “I became interested in studying people’s responses to actual situations of moral conflict and choice” (Gilligan, 2005, p 728). This began her path to her next big project, her book.
Though she had many research studies published prior to writing her book, Gilligan gained a lot of recognition for her book, In a Different Voice. This book was significant because it suggested skepticism towards Kohlberg’s theory of morality. The book brought along much controversy along with …show more content…
In 2002, a study she worked on concerning young girls and suicide was published. The work was called Learning to Speak the Language a Relational Interpretation of an Adolescent Girl’s Suicidality. This case study looks into girls age 13 and 14 (because this is the peak age for adolescent girls to attempt suicide), their behaviors before and after an attempt, and how important language and how one talks to one of these girls is. The study goes into the life of a thirteen year old girl named Abby. Abby had faced many problems in her life: she had been physically abused, neglected, and lived in shelters—until she was adopted (Gilligan & Machoian,
Carol Gilligan—born November 28, 1936, is a highly esteemed feminist, psychologist, and author. Gilligan as continually broken ground with her unique voice, perspective, and research. Over the past 50 plus years she has had much success from her many studies. She has had a truly amazing career. After completing her Ph.D. she taught at Harvard University alongside accomplished psychologists Eric Erikson and Lawrence Kohlberg (Gilligan, 2005).
In the early 70’s Gilligan started research on men who were facing the draft for the Vietnam War, but after the Supreme Court ended abortion she changed her research path and began to interview women who were pregnant and considering abortion (Gilligan, 2005). Gilligan explains why she chose this path by saying, “I became interested in studying people’s responses to actual situations of moral conflict and choice” (Gilligan, 2005, p 728). This began her path to her next big project, her book.
Though she had many research studies published prior to writing her book, Gilligan gained a lot of recognition for her book, In a Different Voice. This book was significant because it suggested skepticism towards Kohlberg’s theory of morality. The book brought along much controversy along with …show more content…
In 2002, a study she worked on concerning young girls and suicide was published. The work was called Learning to Speak the Language a Relational Interpretation of an Adolescent Girl’s Suicidality. This case study looks into girls age 13 and 14 (because this is the peak age for adolescent girls to attempt suicide), their behaviors before and after an attempt, and how important language and how one talks to one of these girls is. The study goes into the life of a thirteen year old girl named Abby. Abby had faced many problems in her life: she had been physically abused, neglected, and lived in shelters—until she was adopted (Gilligan & Machoian,