Moral Development

Question 1

Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning (Gilligan)

Answer 1

Care Orientation vs Justice orientation

Question 2

Care orienation:

Answer 2

• Desire to mainatine relationships and responsabilities not to cause harm
• she though women did this more

Question 3

Justice Orienation

Answer 3

• Based on abstract principles of fairness and individualism
• she though men did this more

Question 4

actual findings

Answer 4

• studies has found that gender dosen’t really matter, depends more in the situation than gender

Question 5

pro sociol behaviour

Answer 5

volunatry behaviour intended to benefit and help others

Question 6

Biological and Contextual Influences on Prosocial
Behavior

Answer 6

• Genes that influence oxytocin(genes that relates to attachment has a positive impact on pro soicol behaviour

* cognitive adavnces(perspective taking,control)

• Parents and other caregivers
  
  • parents who help their kids understand and recognize emotions become more empathetic
  • parents also model sociol behaviours
• culture: collective cultures are greater at prosicol behaviour

Question 7

Contextual Influences in agressions

Answer 7

• familial influences
• spanking and other controling behaviours
• exposure to aggressive models
• domestic and community violance
• community factors
• no oportunities
• more likely to be agressive
• more likely to be exposed to drugs and firearms