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Individual Differences in Ethical Reasoning Among Law Students

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: Individual differences in ethical reasoning were examined among first-year law school students to determine, among other things, whether gender moderates the process of ethical reasoning. Individuals bring a variety of psychological, philosophical, and ethical orientations to professional life, potentially challenging traditional assumptions concerning appropriate responses to ethical dilemmas. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, this research demonstrates that the individual differences of gender, learning style, and world view are significantly more influential in the use of an ethic of care and justice (i.e., ethical reasoning), compared with personality and moral orientation factors.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.1997.25.1.19

Authors: Judith White, Chris Manolis

Institution: California State University, Monterey Bay

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Business and Education

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1971639690

FWCI: 3.893

Cites: 89

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10