| KOHLBERG | GILLIGAN |
| I. Ethics of rules and rights | Ethics of care |
| II. Studies based on well educated, white male’s only, tending male bias. | Studies included females and colored peoples |
| III. Application of abstract rules ranked in the order of importance | Application of context-oriented reasoning. |
| IV. Studies were hypothesized for both the genders even though the study was conducted mostly on males | Study was conducted on both genders and it was found, men based their reasoning on‘justice’ and women based theirs on ‘care’ |
Differences between the TWO THEORIES
KOHLBERG GILLIGAN I. Ethics of rules and rights Ethics of care II. Studies based on well educated, white male’s only, tending male bias. Studies included females and colored peoples III. Application of abstract rules ranked in the order of importance Application of context-oriented reasoning. IV. Studies were hypothesized for both the genders even though the study was conducted mostly on males Study was conducted on both genders and it was found, men based their reasoning on‘justice’ and women based theirs on ‘care’