Question

Week 9 Discussion: Moral Development Due: Post your initial response by Wednesday night at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Respond to at least two of your fellow students posts by Sunday night at 11.59pm Pacific Time. In addition to your onginal post, be sure to provide a meaningful response to at least two of your peer's posts by the end of the week. In your response to your peers, you might offer your opinion of whether you agree with Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Click on the Discussion Board link above to participate in this week's discussion For grading details see the discussion rubrc Week 9 Learning Activity 6:30 PM P 6/3/2019

Answer 1

Kohlberg's theory of Moral development : Moral development related to cognitive development. Must look at reasoning behind moral choices.

Three levels, two stages within each level.

o Some people seem to be in multiple stages at one time, and few people actually reach stage six.

o Argument that men and women's moral reasoning develop in different ways.

• Women: moral reasoning based on self, moral reasoning based on other, and then moral reasoning based on both self and other.

Three levels :-

# Premoral level

focus on external authority

Stage 1: Punishment and Obedience Orientation

Stage 2: Instrumental Relativism

# Conventional Morality

moral reason externally driven based on the social environment

Stage 3: Interpersonal Concordance

Stage 4: Society Maintaining (Law and Order Orientation)

# Post-conventional morality

development of a personal code of ethics; rules are internalized

Stage 5: Social Contract Orientation

Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principles

Loss of self esteem results in the violation of these principles.

Stage 1- Punishment and Obedience Orientation

the individual is determining the morality of an act based on its consequences. (Intentions not considered.)

Stage 2- Instrumental Relativism

the individual conforms to rules in order to get rewards or to satisfy needs.

Stage 3- interpersonal Concordance

the primary objective is to be thought of as a nice person; wants to please and help others or be approved of.

Stage 4- Society maintaining (law and order orientation)

behavior is judged by the extent to which it shows respect for authority.

Stage 5- Social Contract Orientation

individual is guided by democratically accepted laws and individual rights.

Stage 6- Universal Ethical Principles

morality now based on individual conscience (self-chosen principles)