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<p>This is the little book that started a revolution, making women's voices heard, in their own right and with their own integrity, for virtually the first time in social scientific theorizing about women. Its impact was immediate and continues to this day, in the academic world and beyond. Translated into sixteen languages, with more than 700,000 copies sold around the world, <i>In a Different Voice</i> has inspired new research, new educational initiatives, and political debate—and helped many women and men to see themselves and each other in a different light.</p> <p>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. Here she sets out to correct psychology's misperceptions and refocus its view of female personality. The result is truly a <i>tour de force</i>, which may well reshape much of what psychology now has to say about female experience.</p> <p>Carol Gilligan believes that psychology has persistently and systematically misunderstood women. Repeatedly, developmental theo

Author

Carol Gilligan, Carol Gilliagan

Publisher

Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674445437

Subjects

Science, Psychology, Gender Studies

Rating

4.03 / 5 (3,245 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14