Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
A biography of the life and work of groundbreaking developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan, intended for high school age readers, part of the APA’s Extraordinary Women in Psychology series.
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) – 9th-12th grade TEACHER and LIBRARIAN favorite
Carol Gilligan has devoted her life to discovering, uncovering, and recovering voices belonging to girls and women, as well as boys and men. Through her work, she has played an enormous role in reconceptualizing traditionally held views on moral and identity development in young people, most prominently in her landmark 1982 book detailing her ethic of care model, In a Different Voice (coined by Harvard University Press as “The little book that started a revolution”).
Drawing on source material that includes interviews with Gilligan as well as her own writings in books and articles, this book offers young readers not only the opportunity to learn about a pioneering psychologist and her momentous work, but also for them to consider the potential power of their own voices as they go forward in life.
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978-1-4338-4353-2
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$12.74 |
| Interest Level | Grade 7 - Grade 9 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 7 |
| Genre | Social Studies, Young Adult |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Publisher | Magination Press, American Psychological Association |
| Imprint | Magination Press — American Psychological Association |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 144 |
| Publication Date | 2025-01-01 |
Author: Bill Cole
Bill Cole is a school psychologist based in New Jersey. He is also an adjunct professor of developmental psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in which he teaches Carol Gilligan’s Ethic of Care model.
Illustrator: Sarah Green
Sarah Green is an illustrator and designer from San Francisco. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. She lives in San Francisco, California, and Vancouver, Canada.
Awards
- CBC Favorites Award
Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
“A charmingly illustrated biography that highlights psychologist Carol Gilligan’s life and achievements . . . . Cole highlights key figures and psychological concepts in the world of psychology, explaining them in digestible segments. Green’s soft and expressive artwork brings additional life to this easy-to-follow biography. Tools that encourage readers to think more deeply about the content are interspersed throughout the book, providing further learning opportunities.”—Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal
“A highly readable and powerful volume . . . . Pop-out text boxes, illustrations, and photographs, as well as large text, are all helpful features to increase accessibility. Some may find it most important that there are entire sections on listening, because what’s a voice without the ability to listen. Complete with scientific sources and interactive activities, this title is great for middle grade and early high school readers.”—School Library Journal
