LAWRENCE KOHLBERG
-Born: October 25, 1927
-Died: January 19,1987
-An American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.
-He used storytelling technique to tell people stories involving moral dilemmas.
KOHLBERG'S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Level 1 - Pre-conventional morality
- Occurs between 3 to 7 years.
- Focus: SELF
The child/individual is good in order to avoid being punished. If a person punished, they must have done wrong.
STAGE 2: Individualism and Exchange
This stage expresses the "what's in it for me?" position in which right behavior is defined by whatever the individual believes to be in their best interest.
Level 2- Conventional Morality
Focus: Significant of others
- most adolescent and adults
STAGE 3: Good boy/ Good girl
The child/individual is good in order to be seen as being a good person by others. Therefore, answers relate to the approval of others.
STAGE 4: Maintaining the social order
The child/individual becomes aware of the wider rules of society so judgement concern obeying the rules in order to uphold the law and avoid guilt.
Level 3: Post conventional morality
-also known as principled level
STAGE 5: Social Contract and Individual Rights
The child/individual becomes aware that while rules/laws might exist for good of the greatest number, there are times when they will work against the interest of particular individual.
STAGE 6: Universal Principle
People at this stage have developed their own set of moral guidelines which may not fit the law.The principles apply to everyone.
REFLECTION:
I regarding with this topic I learn about the life of Lawrence Kohlberg and the story he made.In his story I learn a lot how to handle my self to do a good and bad.We should aware in our environment to select the best people that we socialzed because there's a lot of people that can influence you in a good or bad way
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