THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
the moral code of a specific human is not based on social norms but based on the standards of adult
Pre-conventional
based on others action and social norm
conventional
based on principles, fight for what is right and just clarifies the principles of the law
Post-conventional
does not based on social norm or individual
post-conventional
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
Stage 1: Moral Judgment Based on Obedience and Punishment
Stage 2: Self-Interest
Stage 3: Interpersonal Accord and Conformity
Stage 4: Authority
Stage 5: Social Contract
Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principles
Punishment and obedience orientation obeys to rules to avoid punisment
Stage 1 (Pre-conventional)
Naive hedonism. Conforms to get awards and to have favors returned
Stage 2 (Pre-conventional)
Good boy/girl morality. Conforms to avoid disapproval or dislike by others
Stage 3 (Conventional)
Conforms to avoid censure by authorities
Stage 4 (Conventional)
Conforms to maintain communities. Emphasis on idividual rights.
Stage 5 (Post-Conventional)
Individual principles of conscience
Stage 6 (Post-conventional)
Level; fear and self-interest
Level 1 Pre-coventional
Level; peer-pressure and social norm
Level 2 Conventional
Level; principles
Level 3 Post-conventional
