PSYCH 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Moral Relativism, Parenting Styles
4 May 2016
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Social conventions: behavioral rules that regulate social interactions, such as dress codes and degrees of formality in speech. Cognitive-developmental theories: piaget"s theory, kohlberg"s theory. Children internalize the standards of the parents as they progress through stages of development. Conscience: a regulatory mechanism involving the ability to feel moral emotions, such as guilt and empathy, and the tendency to follow rules set forth by adults. Emphasizes the rewards and punishment given by adults that shape the child"s conduct. Level 1: pre-conventional - values in external events: stage 1: punishment avoidance, stage 2: getting what you want by trade-off. Level 2: conventional performing right roles: stage 3: meeting expectations of others, stage 4: fulfilling duties and upholding laws. Level 3: post-conventional shared standards, rights and duties: stage 5: sense of democracy and relativity of rules, stage 6: self-selection of universal principles. Morality of care and responsibility: tendency to make moral judgments on the basis of concern for others.
