Gender differences in moral reasoning.
Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyPublished 1 April 1982
Kay Bussey, Betty Maughan
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Abstract
Explored the possibility that socialization into different sex roles for men and women may contribute to the observed sex difference in moral development. 40 undergraduates were classified as either masculine, feminine, or androgynous according to the Bem Sex-Role Inventory and were administered the
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