Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning has been criticised on several counts.
Which of the following statements is correct in the context of this criticism?
Kohlberg has duplicated Piaget's methods of arriving at his theoretical framework
Kohlberg has not given typical responses to each stage of moral reasoning
Kohlberg's theory does not focus on children's responses
Kohlberg has based his study primarily on a male sample
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Kohlberg has based his study primarily on a male sample
One criticism of Kohlberg's theory is that it emphasizes justice to the exclusion of other values. As a consequence of this, it may not adequately address the arguments of people who value other moral aspects of actions. Carol Gilligan has argued that Kohlberg's theory is overly androcentric. Kohlberg's theory was initially developed based on empirical research using only male participants; Gilligan argued that it did not adequately describe the concerns of women. Although research has generally found no significant pattern of differences in moral development between sexes, Gilligan's theory of moral development does not focus on the value of justice. She developed an alternative theory of moral reasoning that is based on the ethics of caring.