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Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Kohlberg divides his “stages of Kohlberg divides his “stages of development into three categories development into three categories – – pre-conventionalpre-conventional, , conventionalconventional, , and and post-conventionalpost-conventional. You may . You may think of theses as think of theses as below averagebelow average, , averageaverage, and , and above averageabove average..
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Level 1Level 1 – – Reasoners judge the Reasoners judge the moralitymorality of an of an action by its direct action by its direct consequencesconsequences and are purely concerned with the and are purely concerned with the self in an self in an egocentricegocentric manner manner
common in childrencommon in children – –
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
L-1 Stage 1L-1 Stage 1 –– You will sit in You will sit in time out for 15 time out for 15 minutes!minutes!
How can How can I avoid punishmentI avoid punishment? An action is perceived as morally wrong if the person who com-mits it is punished.
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
L-1 Stage 2L-1 Stage 2 –– What’s What’s in it for mein it for me? – Shows a limited interest in the needs of others as in “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Level 2Level 2 – – Reasoners behave Reasoners behave conventionallyconventionally, , judging the judging the moralitymorality of their own of their own actions by comparing them to actions by comparing them to societalsocietal views and expectations. views and expectations.
adolescents and adultsadolescents and adults – –
L-2 Stage 3L-2 Stage 3 –– The good The good boy/ good girl attitude boy/ good girl attitude –– A desire to maintain rules – intentions are more im-portant than actions –
“She meant well.”
NoNo! ! I’mI’m allergic!allergic!
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
L-2 Stage 4L-2 Stage 4 –– Law and Law and order morality order morality –– An obligation to uphold laws and rules seperating the good from the bad – if one person gets away with violating a rule, anyone
could; society falls apart.
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Level 3Level 3 – – Reasoners acknowledge that Reasoners acknowledge that individualsindividuals are separate entities are separate entities from from societysociety, and their , and their perspectiveperspective should be viewed should be viewed beforebefore society’s. society’s.
morally mature adultsmorally mature adults – –
L-3 Stage 5L-3 Stage 5 –– Social contract orientation Social contract orientation –– Laws are contracts, not rigid dictums; Laws are contracts, not rigid dictums; those that do not promote the general those that do not promote the general welfare should be changed – welfare should be changed – the greatest
good for the greatest number of people.
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
L-3 Stage 6L-3 Stage 6 –– The Principled conscience The Principled conscience –– Based on abstract reasoning in which Based on abstract reasoning in which justice is the only deontic imperative; no-justice is the only deontic imperative; no-hing is hypothetical; actions are absolute – hing is hypothetical; actions are absolute – Imagine what you would do in the shoes of someone who was imagining what any principled person would do. Consensus!
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development