Williams Moral Development Written Assignment September 30‚ 2012 Developmental theorists seek explanations to why some people deviate from social norms (laws)‚ why some of those who develop anti-social behavior cease and others continue‚ why for some individuals crimes is progressive and why some people stop committing crimes as they age. Like in psychology‚ there is an element of nature versus nurture in examining the theories of moral development. In strict terms‚ biological theories can be
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Child and Young Person Development 1.1 Describe Kohlberg’s stages or moral development Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is an adaptation of the development theory of Jean Piaget. Piaget studied many aspects of moral judgment‚ most of his findings fit into a two stage process of moral development. Put into the simplest of terms‚ Stage 1: children younger than 10 or 11 years think about moral dilemmas one way and Stage 2: older children consider them differently. Kohlberg modified and expanded
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development theory. Becker (1996) identifies that for someone at level one moral development it is the person’s needs that determine right or wrong. Wuornos needed to support herself with money and cigarettes‚ something she would not get from her family‚ as a result‚ by the age of thirty five Wuornos had risen to level three of Kohlberg’s moral development theory. Kohlberg describes an individual at stage six as having post conventional thinking for instance‚ Kohlberg explains
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development Psych/500 October 14‚ 2012 Is it morally acceptable to steal food from the wealthy to feed the poor? This was the type of question Lawrence Kohlberg‚ an American-born Harvard Professor‚ would ask of his research subjects. Dr. Kohlberg was fascinated by the cognitive development work proposed by Swiss theorist Jean Piaget (Long‚ n.d.). “Kohlberg’s work aids both our understanding of the ways in which individuals make moral decisions‚ and demands that we use a
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Kohlberg Lawrence Kohlberg believed he could explain the development of moral reasoning through three levels that covered six stages of development. The levels started by measuring basic moral milestones and went through the highest forms or moral character. He believed you went through the stages in order and although you could temporarily revert back to a stage that you primarily functioned in one stage. After I looked at the different stages of Kohlberg’s theory I can almost pinpoint when
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Jean Piaget was one of the first developmental psychologists to examine the moral judgments and moral development of children. He believed that children moved from considering punishment and other consequences to considering intentions and circumstances when attempting to resolve moral conflicts. What children believe about whether an action is right or wrong depends on their level of cognition (Miller‚ 2002). Freud believed that morality was encompassed in the superego. In his view‚ morality
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In Haidt’s video on moral dimensions he points out some differences that liberals and conservators have created from themselves. “Open Individuals have an affinity for liberal‚ progressive‚ left-wing political views‚ whereas closed individuals prefer conservative‚ traditional‚ rights wing views” (McCrae‚ 1996). The five main foundations of moral dimensions are categories in subcategories harm/care‚ fairness/reciprocity‚ in-group/loyalty‚ authority/respect‚ and purity/sanctity. Harm/care is a natural
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Lawrence Kohlberg | Born | 25 October 1927 | Died | 19 January 1987 (aged 59) | Cause of death | Suicide | Nationality | American | Alma mater | University of Chicago (earned bachelor ’s degree in one year) | Occupation | Psychologist | Known for | Lawrence Kohlberg ’s stages of moral development | Lawrence Kohlberg (October 25‚ 1927 – January 19‚ 1987) was a psychologist. Born in Bronxville‚ New York‚ he was the son of Alfred Kohlberg‚ a Jewish man‚ and of his second wife‚ Charlotte
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As educators‚ we need to understand the moral devel¬opment of our students. Why? The answer is‚ as a classroom teacher‚ we are confronted with hundreds of issues pertaining to our students’ moral reasoning each day. These may range from decisions they make about whether to cheat on a test to whether to be tolerant toward a classmate who is being picked on by others. Every day‚ our students make hundreds of comments and decisions that involve moral reasoning. Knowing how and when to respond‚ requires
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Our moral compass is the driving force for everything we do or don’t do. Even things we say or don’t say. We make decisions daily based on our moral values. In turn they shape the world we live in. In this presentation we aim to present Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development. Using investigations‚ observations and case studies will further explain Kohlberg’s Three Levels and Six Stages of Moral Development. The goal is to prove Kohlberg’s theory is still relevant to our world today. Moral development
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