Kohlberg’s theory of moral development was created by a man named Lawrence Kohlberg. He was a professor at Harvard, as well as a psychology. Subsequently, he decided to move into the moral education field. He believed that there are three levels of moral development; each level is divided into two individual stages. His theory was influenced by the thinking of the Swiss psychologist, Piaget; American philosopher, John Dewey; and American philosopher/ psychologist, James Mark Baldwin. These levels are preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. In order to test his theory, he took a group of people, of different ages, and presented them with a hypothetical event (Barger, Ph.D.). In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Jem went through
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At this part of the book, Jem’s father, Atticus is assigned to defend an African American man, named Tom Robinson who is charged with rape. His father knew beforehand that he would lose this case due to him going against 100 years of history. Jem didn’t really put that much thought into the chances of him winning the case, but as he observed the trial, he confidently said, “ We’re gonna win, Scout. I don’t see how we can’t” (202). He knows there was no physical evidence that remotely suggested the claims made by Mayella Ewell are true. This shows that Jem is in the fifth stage because he had faith in the jury to follow the basic rights of humans and deliver an honorable verdict. Sadly, this didn’t happen like Jem expected it to. Before the case was brought to court, every white person in Maywell County had made up their mind. They firmly believed that Tom was guilty, so there is no expectation for them to have an unbiased …show more content…
“A Summary of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.”
University of Notre Dame, 2000 https://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/kohlberg01bk.htm. Accessed 11 June 2017
Crain, W.C. “Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.” Theories of Development.
Prentice-Hall. pp. 118-136. http://www.cs.umb.edu/~hdeblois/285L/Kohlberg'sMoralStages.htm. Accessed 11 June 2017.
McDevitt T. M, Ormrod J. E. “Kohlberg's Three Levels and Six Stages of Moral Reasoning.”
Child Development and Education. Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall, 2007 edition, p. 518. https://www.education.com/reference/article/kohlbergs-moral-reasoning/. Accessed 11 June 2017
"Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development." Boundless Psychology Boundless, 20 September 2016. https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/human-development-14/theories-of-human-development-70/kohlberg-s-stages-of-moral-development-268-12803/. Accessed 11 June 2017.
“Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.” Pegasus.cc.ucf.edu. N. p., 2017. http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ncoverst/Kohlberg's%20Stages%20of%20Moral%20Development.htm. Accessed 11 June 2017.
“Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
At this part of the book, Jem’s father, Atticus is assigned to defend an African American man, named Tom Robinson who is charged with rape. His father knew beforehand that he would lose this case due to him going against 100 years of history. Jem didn’t really put that much thought into the chances of him winning the case, but as he observed the trial, he confidently said, “ We’re gonna win, Scout. I don’t see how we can’t” (202). He knows there was no physical evidence that remotely suggested the claims made by Mayella Ewell are true. This shows that Jem is in the fifth stage because he had faith in the jury to follow the basic rights of humans and deliver an honorable verdict. Sadly, this didn’t happen like Jem expected it to. Before the case was brought to court, every white person in Maywell County had made up their mind. They firmly believed that Tom was guilty, so there is no expectation for them to have an unbiased …show more content…
“A Summary of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.”
University of Notre Dame, 2000 https://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/kohlberg01bk.htm. Accessed 11 June 2017
Crain, W.C. “Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.” Theories of Development.
Prentice-Hall. pp. 118-136. http://www.cs.umb.edu/~hdeblois/285L/Kohlberg'sMoralStages.htm. Accessed 11 June 2017.
McDevitt T. M, Ormrod J. E. “Kohlberg's Three Levels and Six Stages of Moral Reasoning.”
Child Development and Education. Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall, 2007 edition, p. 518. https://www.education.com/reference/article/kohlbergs-moral-reasoning/. Accessed 11 June 2017
"Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development." Boundless Psychology Boundless, 20 September 2016. https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/human-development-14/theories-of-human-development-70/kohlberg-s-stages-of-moral-development-268-12803/. Accessed 11 June 2017.
“Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.” Pegasus.cc.ucf.edu. N. p., 2017. http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ncoverst/Kohlberg's%20Stages%20of%20Moral%20Development.htm. Accessed 11 June 2017.
“Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development