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Theories of Feminist Ethics and Gender-Based Ethics

Description: This quiz will assess your knowledge of the various theories of feminist ethics and gender-based ethics. These theories provide frameworks for understanding and addressing issues of gender inequality and oppression, and for promoting gender justice and equality.
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Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'care' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of care and compassion?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Virginia Held


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nel Noddings is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'care' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of care and compassion.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'difference' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and celebration of women's unique experiences and perspectives?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Virginia Held


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carol Gilligan is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'difference' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and celebration of women's unique experiences and perspectives.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'justice' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the principles of equality and fairness?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Virginia Held


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Virginia Held is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'justice' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the principles of equality and fairness.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'power' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the analysis and transformation of power relations?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Catharine MacKinnon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Catharine MacKinnon is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'power' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the analysis and transformation of power relations.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'intersectionality' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and analysis of the multiple and overlapping forms of oppression that women face?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Kimberlé Crenshaw


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kimberlé Crenshaw is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'intersectionality' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and analysis of the multiple and overlapping forms of oppression that women face.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'standpoint epistemology' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the knowledge and experiences of marginalized women?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Sandra Harding


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sandra Harding is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'standpoint epistemology' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the knowledge and experiences of marginalized women.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'relational autonomy' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and respect for women's interdependence and relationships?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Marilyn Friedman


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Marilyn Friedman is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'relational autonomy' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and respect for women's interdependence and relationships.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'care ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of care, compassion, and responsibility?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Joan Tronto


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Joan Tronto is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'care ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of care, compassion, and responsibility.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'maternal thinking' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of nurturing, empathy, and self-sacrifice?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Adrienne Rich


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sara Ruddick is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'maternal thinking' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of nurturing, empathy, and self-sacrifice.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'gender performativity' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the deconstruction of gender norms and expectations?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Judith Butler


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Judith Butler is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'gender performativity' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the deconstruction of gender norms and expectations.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'queer theory' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and celebration of sexual and gender diversity?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Judith Butler


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Judith Butler is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'queer theory' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the recognition and celebration of sexual and gender diversity.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'feminist standpoint theory' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the knowledge and experiences of women as a marginalized group?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Nancy Hartsock


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nancy Hartsock is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'feminist standpoint theory' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the knowledge and experiences of women as a marginalized group.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'feminist care ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of care, compassion, and responsibility?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Virginia Held


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nel Noddings is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'feminist care ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the values of care, compassion, and responsibility.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'feminist justice ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the principles of equality, fairness, and social justice?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Virginia Held


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Virginia Held is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'feminist justice ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the principles of equality, fairness, and social justice.

Which feminist ethicist argues that the concept of 'feminist power ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the analysis and transformation of power relations?

  1. Carol Gilligan

  2. Nel Noddings

  3. Sara Ruddick

  4. Catharine MacKinnon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Catharine MacKinnon is a feminist ethicist who has argued that the concept of 'feminist power ethics' is central to understanding women's moral experiences and that ethics should be based on the analysis and transformation of power relations.

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