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• Moral development theory, explores how individuals

  acquire their understanding of right and wrong and

  how their moral reasoning evolves over time
• moral development theory


  It examines the cognitive, emotional, and social factors

  that influence moral decision-making.
• women's moral reasoning is often centered around caring for others and maintaining interpersonal relationships, rather than abstract principles or rules.
• care-based morality 


  also known as the “Ethics of Care”, is a moral

  framework that prioritizes relationships, empathy, and responsibility

  towards others.
• care-based morality


  emphasizes the importance of maintaining and nurturing

  relationships, avoiding harm to both oneself and others, having a

  sense of responsibility within a network of connections, and

  considering the specific context of each situation.
• justice-based morality


  defined as a moral perspective that prioritizes fairness, equality, adherence to rules, and protection of individual rights.
• justice-based morality 


  emphasizes treating all individuals equally and impartially, applying

  rules consistently across situations, upholding the rights and

  freedoms of individuals.
• STAGES OF ETHICS OF CARE:

  1. pre-conventional stage
  2. conventional stage
  3. post-conventional
• PRE-CONVENTIONAL STAGE:

  • goal: individual survival
  • transition: selfishness to responsibility
• pre-conventional stage


  One learns to care for oneself. This stage is when an

  individual is focused on themselves, meaning only their

  needs and self-interests are of any importance.
• CONVENTIONAL STAGE:

  • goal: self-sacrifice
  • transition: self-sacrifice to truth
• conventional stage

  One internalizes norms about caring for others and tends

  to neglect oneself. This is where individuals begin to

  consider their responsibilities towards others.
• post-conventional


  One becomes critical of the conventions one adopted and learns to balance caring for self with caring for others. A person makes a decision on a universal level as they have learned that they have to take full responsibility for their actions, while also choosing to

  take care of others.