FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Class Discrimination, Richard Shweder, Ten Commandments

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Jenny Glozman

Document Summary

Through codes for behaviours i. e. ten commandments. Religious beliefs are individualized (take away what they like, leave behind what they don"t) Four categories of religious diversity: committed traditionalist (15%, selective adherents (30%, spiritually open (15%, religiously indifferent/hostile (40%) Fowler"s stages: poetic-conventional faith: aware of symbolism, more religious. Individuating-reflective faith: more personal faith, question beliefs, incorporate personal experiences (late adolescence/emerging adults) 2 stages: heteronomous morality (ages 4-7) you can"t change the rules! Preconventional: based on perceptions of likelihood of external reward or punishment i. e. heinz shouldn"t steal drug because stealing is wrong: punishment and obedience orientation. Conventional: right is what agrees with rules established by tradition and authority i. e. heinz should steal drug and accept prison punishment. Postconventional: what is right is derived from universal principles i. e. heinz should steal the drug because it"s unfair: community rights and individual right orientation, universal ethical principles orientation. Moral reasoning is correlated with socioeconomic states, intelligence, education level.