ypothesis asserts that for males the understanding of how to react in a given situation comes from a sense of fairness derived through rules such as "the golden rule," and is based in concepts of obligation and commitment.
For females, the approach to moral situations is quite different. Both Gilligan and Lyons postulate that for women "relationships of response are experienced as response to others in their terms" (Lyons, 1983, p. 134). This means that women are more concerned about the happiness and welfare of others, and when faced with a moral situation they think first of the manner in which the other party or group would be affected. In this way, they differ from
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