Explain why Carol Gilligan believes that early adolescence is a critical juncture for females.
What will be an ideal response?
Gilligan says that in early adolescence (ages 11-12), girls become aware that the male-dominated culture does not value their intense interest in intimacy, even though society values women's caring and altruism. The dilemma is that girls are presented with a choice that makes them appear either selfish or selfless. As young adolescent girls struggle with this dilemma, they begin to silence their different voices, becoming less confident and more tentative in offering their opinions. Some researchers note that the self-doubt and ambivalence that girls experience in early adolescence can persist into adulthood and translate into depression and eating disorders.
You might also like to view...
Ostrov and his colleagues studied children's aggression in a situation where some of the children did not have the appropriate crayon to color a picture. In this study,
a. boys show more overt aggression and more relational aggression than girls do. b. boys show more overt aggression, but they show less relational aggression, compared to girls. c. contrary to expectations, boys show less overt aggression and less relational aggression than girls do. d. no consistent gender differences have been found in the research on children's aggression.
The _________ is a set of ethical guidelines established after WWII to prevent human rights abuse in biomedical research
a. Warsaw Pact b. Treaty of Versailles c. Nuremberg Code d. Helsinki Charter
Insomnia is a disorder categorized by the temporary inability to breathe during sleep and results in the person gasping for air
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The actual beginning of puberty is marked by
A) endochronology. B) andrenarche. C) myelenation. D) gonadarche.