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Peer reviewedGibbs, John C.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
Results support Kohlberg's speculation that orientational preference rather than level of stage structure may be the primary area in which sex differences in moral judgment are manifested. It is concluded that ascriptions of greater adequacy or maturity to the moral thought of one or the other sex are appropriate. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Developmental Stages, Moral Values
