Moral

Kohlberg developed a theory of different stages and levels of moral development. The first level is pre-conventional morality, which includes doing the right thing to avoid punishment or receive rewards, the second level is conventional morality, where doing the right this is motivated by need for social approval or…

As the levels increase, the stages become increasingly complex. The stages are used to understand students underlying level of moral development. Since I have known Destiny for a while now, I believe that she is at the conventional stage, as most teenagers are. At the conventional stage, it is more about pleasing others rather than actually adopting their own perspective on what…

Theorist Information (Name & Year)- Lawrence Kohlberg 1940s-1980s Theory Overview- Lawrence Kohlberg used Piaget’s theory of moral development to expand these principles to understand distinct levels of moral reasoning in stages based upon cognitive abilities. Aspect of Lifespan Development (Module Focus)- Moral development Theory Components – Pre-conventional morality • Obedience and punishment orientation • Individualism and exchange Conventional morality • Good interpersonal relationships •…

Many theorists believe that people go through stages for their moral development. Lawrence Kohlberg began researching the topic and then he created a model of moral development that is based on six different stages. He built upon the findings of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget’s two stage theory of moral development. Kohlberg was born on October 25, 1927 in Bronxville New York. He was one of four children born to Alfred Kohlberg and Charlotte Albrecht. Alfred was a silk merchant and Charlotte…

throughout the lifespan (Feldman, 2011). It can be developed either negatively or positively, depending on how an individual accomplishes tasks during each stage of moral development. This shows that morality will change as an individual ages and goes through different experiences of life. Kohlberg’s theory consists of 3 stages: pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional. In pre-conventional morality, it is most common in 3-7 year olds. Their motivation is to obey rules to avoid…

Kohlberg’s Moral Development Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is very similar to Paget’s theory because he looked at Paget as a mentor. Kohlberg’s theory focuses the development of moral thinking, reasoning, and growth in an individual through invariant sequences of stages. Paget’s theory of moral development focuses on the understanding of change through children’s moral thoughts over time. They both believed that “cognitive development and relevant social experiences underlie…

One difference between to two theorist is a concept of justice versus the concept of care. Kohlberg’s theory of Moral Development was based on a study conducted on 72 upper and middle class males, which does not give complete picture of the process of moral development of human beings because it only focuses on one sex. Gilligan challenged Kohlberg’s model by constructing a separate moral development theory for women. Gilligan’s model is based on the characteristics of women regarding care and…

developed (Feldman, 2015). His cognitive development was in Piaget’s concrete operational stage (Feldman, 2015). This means David was able to fully understand his situation and use logic to try and solve his dilemma. According to Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning, David’s reasoning…

and social attitudes, many characters, including Antigone, Haimon, Ismene, and Eurydice end up dead, leaving Creon as the miserable ruler of Thebes. These differences in values can be described by moral development, which can be categorized into the different stages of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development and Carol Gilligan’s Ethics of Care Theory. Some reach all stages, some do not, and some go down in stages. The ends justify…

doing. However, moral development is a little different. Moral development is the process in which people develop attitudes and behaviors to others. By early adulthood we have acquired some wisdom and have usually distinguished right from wrong. Most importantly, Lawrence Kohlberg built upon Piaget’s cognitive development theory, to develop his own moral development theory. Kohlberg’s theory is divided into three levels with six different stages. His first level is pre-conventional moral…