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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Today feminist ethics is distinguished from an ethics of care that is sometimes called feminine ethics.
a. True
b. False
2. The fourth feature of the Gilligan challenge to liberal orthodoxy according to Baier is a challenge to its typical
rationalism.
a. True
b. False
3. Traditional moral philosophy has been favorable to women as evidenced by the views of Rousseau and Aristotle.
a. True
b. False
4. For Baier the tradition of rights has only worked against women and not for women.
a. True
b. False
5. For Baier the best moral theory must not be a cooperative product of women and men but must primarily focus on an
ethics of care.
a. True
b. False
6. The two parties to the relation of caring for Noddings are the “one–caring” and the “cared–for.”
a. True
b. False
7. The “third wave” of feminism addresses the problem of diversity in dealing with women’s issues.
a. True
b. False
8. Carol Gilligan’s research supports the research and findings of Lawrence Kohlberg.
a. True
b. False
9. Ethics of care argues that there is a female moral perspective that contrasts sharply with the male moral perspective.
a. True
b. False
10. 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
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11. One reason why male and female morality may differ from each other is biological differences between males and
females.
a. True
b. False
12. Some questions have been raised about the ethics of care including the idea that not all mothers are caring and
nurturing.
a. True
b. False
13. Ethics of care does not tell us how we are to determine what will help or harm particular individuals.
a. True
b. False
14. Psychologist Carol Gilligan interviewed both male and female subjects and found there was no difference in their
moral reasoning.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
15. According to Noddings the language of ethics has primarily been the language of the
a. Mother.
b. Father.
c. Caregiver.
d. Children.
16. Who argues that it is because women spend too much of their lives mothering that women develop a morality
consistent with this experience?
a. Noddings
b. Ruddick
c. Whitbeck
d. Gilligan
17. Who thought that women were inferior to men morally?
a. Gilligan
b. Noddings
c. Greeno and Maccoby
d. Freud
Indicate one or more answer choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
18. Which of the following terms is NOT listed in your text among those typically associated with a male ethical
perspective?
a. Rights
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b. Impartiality
c. Responsibility
d. Reason
19. According to data used by the White House in its campaign to reduce violence against women, one in _____________
women will be sexually assaulted in college.
a. six
b. five
c. four
d. three
20. In her book Gender Trouble, Butler elucidates the ways in which gender norms
a. are socially constructed.
b. involve category mistakes.
c. are rooted in biology.
d. are laws of nature.
21. Which of the following thinkers is associated with the so-called “second wave” of feminism?
a. Wollstonecraft
b. Butler
c. de Beauvoir
d. Nussbaum
22. Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said that we all should be feminists because “feminism is another word
for _____________.”
a. equality
b. women’s rights
c. fairness
d. freedom
23. Which of the following terms is NOT listed in your text among those typically associated with a male ethical
perspective?
a. Compassion
b. Impartiality
c. Solidarity
d. Feeling
24. Describe the evolution of feminist concerns through the so-called “three waves” of feminism. Cite at least one thinker
from each of the “waves” and explain how their ideas reflect this evolution.
25. Compare and contrast the research findings of Kohlberg and Gilligan. In what ways do their findings and conclusions
agree and disagree?
26. Describe some feminists’ critiques of the idea of feminine ethics. How do such critiques distinguish the concerns of
“feminist ethics” from the concerns of “feminine ethics?”
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