Chapter 9. Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care

TRUE/FALSE
1 : Psychologist Carol Gilligan interviewed both male and female subjects and found there was
no difference in their moral reasoning.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : B

2 : According to ethics of care, the female moral perspective takes a more universal and
impartial standpoint in reasoning about what is morally good and bad.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : B

3 : One reason why male and female morality may differ from each other is biological
differences between males and females.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

4 : Ethics of care argues that there is a female moral perspective that contrasts sharply with the
male moral perspective.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

5 : The third wave of feminism addresses the problem of diversity in dealing with womens
issues.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

6 : Today feminist ethics is distinguished from an ethics of care that is sometimes called
feminine ethics.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : A

7 : Traditional moral philosophy has been favorable to women as evidenced by the views of
Rousseau and Aristotle.
A : true
B : false

Correct Answer : B

8 : Ethics of care does not tell us how we are to determine what will help or harm particular
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