In a Different Voice [rare books]

Carol Gilligan believes that psychology has persistently and systematically misunderstood women-their motives, their moral commitments, the course of their psychological growth, and their special view of what is important in life. Re- peatedly, developmental theories have been built on ob- servations of men's lives. Here Gilligan attempts to correct psychology's misperceptions and refocus its view of female personality. The result reshapes our understanding of human experience.

"Gilligan's book is feminism at its best... Her thesis is rooted not only in research but in common sense... Theories of hu- man development are never more limited or limiting than when their bias is invisible, and Gilligan's book performs the vital service of illuminating one of the deepest biases of all." -Boston Globe

"Theories of moral development are not mere abstractions. They matter- to the way children are raised, to female and male self-esteem, as ammunition for personal and political attack-and that is why Carol Gilligan's book is important ... In a Different Voice is consistently provocative and: imaginative." -New York Times Book Review

"It has the charge of a revelation... She flips old prejudice against women on their ears. She reframes qualities re garded as women's weaknesses and shows them to be man strengths. It is impossible to consider Gilligan's ideas without having your estimation of women rise."