1. Based on the combination of response in which stage of moral development would Kohlberg most likely place these students?
Kohlberg would most likely place these high school students at the convention level in the social authority stage because this stage goes from childhood to adolescence. These high school students are at the point where they are complying with rules or laws and social norms. From the reading, one teacher states that teacher needs to have firm policies and be on board to enforce the rules of the school, so the students don’t have behaviors issue at school. These high school students are at the age of knowing what right and wrong and they can be held accountable for their own actions along with the consequences when …show more content…
Also, cognitive moral reasoning should be promoted to the students, so the students can make decisions about what is the right and wrong thing to do.
3. Into which social-cognitive domain does Ms. May’s evaluation of the students’ behaviors fall? How might this influence her opinion of the seriousness of the behaviors?
Ms. May’s evaluation of the students’ behaviors falls into the conventional domain. This might have influenced her opinion of the seriousness of the behavior due to the students thinking it's not a big deal to cheat, lie or steal because the teachers let them get away with it. The teachers don't control the students in the classroom so these students think their behaviors are not that bad and they are not focused on following the rules in school.
4. Mr. Cargill describes Jimmy. What theories or concepts might explain Jimmy’s aggressive …show more content…
Cargill description of Jimmy, the theories and concepts that explain Jimmy aggressive behavior are overt aggression and sociomoral development delay (mislabeling or minimizing). If Jimmy took the time to listen closely and look at Bob when he was talking, he would have thought about what is being said first before taking any action. Based on the research, aggression also found to be related to biological predisposition, family influences, peer influences, cultural differences, and other variables such as being exposed to violent television or video games. For Jimmy situation, his aggressive behavior occurs because he is exposed to violence at home living with abusive or violent parents. He is likely to become aggressive because of the influenced it had on him and it could be genetic. Some other factors that might affect Jimmy aggressive behaviors are his peers that he hanging around with and him likely to be exposed to violent television and video games. All these factors could increase Jimmy aggressive behavior that would lead him to hit Bob.
5. Ms. May believes that problem lies within the authority and discipline of the school. Assuming she is correct and many teachers do let students get away with these behaviors, what can be done? How might knowledge of parenting strategies be used within the school system to foster moral
Kohlberg would most likely place these high school students at the convention level in the social authority stage because this stage goes from childhood to adolescence. These high school students are at the point where they are complying with rules or laws and social norms. From the reading, one teacher states that teacher needs to have firm policies and be on board to enforce the rules of the school, so the students don’t have behaviors issue at school. These high school students are at the age of knowing what right and wrong and they can be held accountable for their own actions along with the consequences when …show more content…
Also, cognitive moral reasoning should be promoted to the students, so the students can make decisions about what is the right and wrong thing to do.
3. Into which social-cognitive domain does Ms. May’s evaluation of the students’ behaviors fall? How might this influence her opinion of the seriousness of the behaviors?
Ms. May’s evaluation of the students’ behaviors falls into the conventional domain. This might have influenced her opinion of the seriousness of the behavior due to the students thinking it's not a big deal to cheat, lie or steal because the teachers let them get away with it. The teachers don't control the students in the classroom so these students think their behaviors are not that bad and they are not focused on following the rules in school.
4. Mr. Cargill describes Jimmy. What theories or concepts might explain Jimmy’s aggressive …show more content…
Cargill description of Jimmy, the theories and concepts that explain Jimmy aggressive behavior are overt aggression and sociomoral development delay (mislabeling or minimizing). If Jimmy took the time to listen closely and look at Bob when he was talking, he would have thought about what is being said first before taking any action. Based on the research, aggression also found to be related to biological predisposition, family influences, peer influences, cultural differences, and other variables such as being exposed to violent television or video games. For Jimmy situation, his aggressive behavior occurs because he is exposed to violence at home living with abusive or violent parents. He is likely to become aggressive because of the influenced it had on him and it could be genetic. Some other factors that might affect Jimmy aggressive behaviors are his peers that he hanging around with and him likely to be exposed to violent television and video games. All these factors could increase Jimmy aggressive behavior that would lead him to hit Bob.
5. Ms. May believes that problem lies within the authority and discipline of the school. Assuming she is correct and many teachers do let students get away with these behaviors, what can be done? How might knowledge of parenting strategies be used within the school system to foster moral