Lawrence Kohlberg's Three Levels Of Moral Development

Moral development describes a natural, long-term process of psychological growth regarding the individual’s capacity to think about moral problems (Maxwell, 2014). Lawrence Kohlberg believed that people advanced in their moral reasoning and that there are six distinguishable stages which could be more generally classified into three levels. While there are many topical issues that are relevant to learning today, “poverty” is the one I have chosen to write about. I believe that children that are being raised in poverty, have a totally different perspective on moral development, rather than their wealthier peers.
Moral reasoning is indissociably from Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development (Maxwell, 2014). Kohlberg believed that people advanced in their moral reasoning and that there are six distinguishable stages which could be more generally classified into three levels. In the first level, Preconventional morality includes stage 1: Obedience and punishment orientation, and stage 2: …show more content…
I believe that children that are being raised in poverty, have a totally different perspective on moral development, rather than students in other socioeconomic classes. Although the effects may be different, I believe that Kohlberg’s 3 levels of defined morality uphold, to the work being done today.

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Maxwell, B. (2014). Moral development: Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/7829090/Moral_Development_Lawrence_Kohlberg_and_Carol _Gilligan
Birdsong, K. (2017, January 19). 10 Facts About How Poverty Impacts Education. Retrieved January 13, 2018, from http://www.scilearn.com/blog/ten-facts-about-how-poverty-impacts-education
Perrett, W., & Budge, K. (n.d.). How Does Poverty Influence Learning? Retrieved January 13, 2018, from