Ethics of care and masculinity: the case of men who choose the nursing profession
Ethique du care et masculinité : l'exemple des hommes qui ont choisi la profession de « puéricultrice »
Abstract
The ethic of care formulated in 1982 by C. Gilligan states that men and women do not have the same moral concerns. This work had as main objective to determine moral concerns of men who choose to be pediatric nurse, a female occupation (in France, 1,3% of men reported in 2010 among nurses specialized in pediatric care).