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ERIC Number: EJ304619
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Sex Differences in the Expression of Moral Judgment.
Gibbs, John C.; And Others
Child Development, v55 n3 p1040-43 Jun 1984
Results support Kohlberg's speculation that orientational preference rather than level of stage structure may be the primary area in which sex differences in moral judgment are manifested. It is concluded that ascriptions of greater adequacy or maturity to the moral thought of one or the other sex are appropriate. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Developmental Stages, Moral Values, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Value Judgment
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Freudian Theory; Moral Stage Theory (Kohlberg); Reflection Measure; Sociomoral