Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development
Obedience/Punishment
This is the age range of infancy
No difference between doing the right and wrong thing and trying to avoid punishment.
No real understanding of actions and there consequences on others
Egocentric mindset and not worrying about anyone around them but themselves.
Conformity and Interpersonal Accord
Self Interest
This is the age of pre-school
Egocentric mindset
Focus shifts to rewards rather than punishment so you will do anything to receive the award even if it is deemed unhonourable as you don't care what others think yet
It occurs at School Age (Primary school)
The "Good boy/girl" level. Effort is made to secure social relations with others.
Personal Conformity is an egocentric mindset of focusing on personal outcomes and not so much effects on others.
Authority and Social Order
School age end of primary start of High school
Orientation in fixed rules and the understanding of actions and there affects causing honour and gripping the repercussions of the actions.
Starting to focus on a utilitarian mindset.
Social Contract
Mindset develops in Teenagers not just to focus on themselves but to focus on others.
Utilitarian mindset makes life better for everyone one else.
Lawfully right and morally right do not always go together. (Kant's axe and his categorical imperative.)
Universal Principles
This starts to apply in Adulthood
Mutual Benefits
Utilitarian mindset