CH7 Moral Development

Question 1

Kolhberg’s 3 Levels

Answer 1

moral development
Preconventional: External punishment and reward. “What is in it for me?”, before age 9
Conventional: Protected by laws that everyone follows, by early adolescence
Post conventional: Aware of moral principles and makes demands of them, early adulthood

Question 2

Influences on the Kohlberg Stages

Answer 2

Modeling
Cognitive Conflict
Peer Relations
Role Taking Opportunities

Question 3

Gender and the Care Perspective

Answer 3

Criticism from Carol Gilligan says Kohlberg’s theory is based on males.
Care Perspective: Views people in terms of their connectedness with others and emphasizes interpersonal communication, relationships, and concern with others.

Question 4

Moral Behavior

Answer 4

Determined by the process of reinforcement, punishment, and imitation

Question 5

Parenting

Answer 5

Parents and peers both contribute to the development of moral maturity. Parent discipline also plays a role in moral development; love withdrawal, power assertion, induction.

Question 6

Discipline parenting styles

Answer 6

Love withdrawal: The parent withholds attention or love from the adolescent.
Power Assertion: Gaining control over adolescents’ resources. Spanking, threatening or removing privileges.
Induction: Using reason and explanation on how anti social behaviors affect others.

Question 7

Schools and the hidden curriculum

Answer 7

Hidden Curriculum: is conveyed by the moral atmosphere that is a part of every school.
Character education: moral literacy and prevention from engaging in immoral behavior or doing harm to others or themselves.
Values Clarification: Identifying purpose in life and determining what outcomes are worth working for
Service Learning: Community service
Integrative Ethical Education: Empathy and perspective taking.
Cheating: fairness, self responsibility, and honor code.

Question 8

Values

Answer 8

Beliefs and attitudes about the way things should be.

Question 9

Positive Role of Religion and Spirituality

Answer 9

Positive developmental outcomes like doing good in school. Positive relationships with their parents, positive role models, well beings, self-esteem, less likely to use substance abuse