A nurse educator is presenting developmental theories to a group of students. Which statement encompasses the impact that Carol Gilligan had on developmental theories?
A.
Helped define moral development in women as unique from men
B.
Described the seven stages of religious/faith development
C.
Identified nine temperamental traits present at birth in all children
D.
Viewed the status of the family's oldest child as the marker for transition
ANS: A
Carol Gilligan's work focused on the differences in moral development in women. The seven stages of faith/religious development was the work of James Fowler. The nine temperamental traits was the work of Thomas, Chess, and Birch. The family development theory that uses the oldest child as the marker for transition within a family is the work of Duvall.
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