Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Definition
The process throught which children develop proper attitudes and behaviors toward other people in society, based on social and cultural norms, rules, and laws.
Obedience/Punishment
Self-Interest
Conformity and Interpersonal Accord
Authority and Social Order
Social Contract
Universal Principles
Age Range = Infancy
Age Range = Pre-School
Age Range = School-Age
Age Range = School-Age
Age Range = Teens
Age Range = Adulthood
No difference between doing the right thing and avoiding punishment.
Orientation toward fixed rules. The purpose of morality is maintaining the social order. Interpersonal accord is expanded to include the entire society.
Interest shfts to rewards rather than punishment - effort is made to secure greater benefit for oneself.
The "good girl/boy" level. Effort is made to secure approval and maintain friendly relations with others.
Mutual benefit, reciprocity. Morally right and legally right are not always the same. Utilitarian rules that make life better for everyone.
Morality is based on principles that transcend mutual benefit.