Explain how society creates different conditions for men and women.
Using the readings and media from the week, explain how society creates different conditions for men and women. Identify and explain at least two ways in which society is structured such that men and women are treated differently and explain why this treatment is just or unjust. What is a potential feminist ethical response to this situation and which of the thinkers from the week relate to your justification for the response?
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Gilligan, C. (1982). In a different voice: Psychological theory and women’s development (Links to an external site.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Retrieved from http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/sjlaumakis/Reading 4-GILLIGAN.pdf
Gilligan presents her analysis of the differences between ethical responses in young boys and young girls and she reinterprets female responses through the lens of what has become known as “care ethics.”
Noddings, N. (2010). The maternal factor: Two paths to morality [Electronic version]. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://library.ashford.edu/ezproxy.aspx?url=http%…
Friedman, M. (2003). Autonomy, gender, politics [Electronic version]. Cary, NC: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://library.ashford.edu/ezproxy.aspx?url=http%….
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