CRM/LAW C163 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lawrence Kohlberg'S Stages Of Moral Development, Moral Development, Group Dynamics
23 Apr 2016
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Moral development proceeds gradually, through, stages, in a process linked to the development of cognitive skills or intellectual facilities. Because morality is tied to thinking and reasoning (i. e. , practical wisdom; utilitarianism, etc. Kohlberg"s universal stages of moral development are held to be sequential and irreversible. Their conventional nature relates to how common they are believed to be in the mature adult population. Level one preconventional morality (preceding what is normally mature development): emphasis on egoism and self-interest. Stage two: instrumental purpose and exchange (more sophisticated where right action or moral consideration) = tied to concept of ethical. Example of instrumental purpose and exchange = scratch my back i"ll scratch yours; you play with my toys i"ll play with yours. Level two conventional morality: emphasis on society, care and conformity (beginning of altruism) Level three postconventional morality: emphasis on abstract, universal principle.
