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Moral Development. Moral Action. Morality is doing the right thing What we do depends on our thinking and social influences b/c of social influences people’s willingness to cheat, discriminate, smoke are not determined by attitudes. Lawrence Kohlberg.
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Moral Action • Morality is doing the right thing • What we do depends on our thinking and social influences • b/c of social influences people’s willingness to cheat, discriminate, smoke are not determined by attitudes
Lawrence Kohlberg • Sought to describe the development of moral reasoning – right and wrong
3 levels • 1. Preconventional morality – before the age of 9 • Obey either to avoid punishment or to gain rewards • Satisfying one’s own needs • Also made on the principle of reciprocity • “does the victim deserve it?”
2. Conventional Level • By early adolescence • Care for others, uphold laws and social rules because they are laws and rules • -action may gain social approval or maintain social order
3. Postconventional Morality • Usually found in adults • -affirms people’s agreed-upon rights – ex. People have the right to live • Or follows what one personally perceives as basic ethical principles • Fairness, truth, justice, not impulsive • “is there a higher good that can come from the action I do?”
