Moral Development and Kohlberg Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering Kohlberg's stages of morality, criticisms of his research, gender and cultural differences in moral reasoning, and video application examples.

Kohlberg

A theorist of moral development whose study is criticized for only examining boys and asserting that men are more moral than women.

Postconventional stage

A level of moral development that Kohlberg claimed very few people reach, which is connected to age.

Criticisms of Kohlberg

Critiques based on his lack of a diverse sample due to only studying boys, leading to his claim that men are more moral than women.

Moral reasoning: Men vs. Women

A distinction discussed where men tend to think more about world justice and rules, whereas women tend to think more in terms of relationships.

Cultural differences in morality

Variations in moral rules and behaviors across cultures, illustrated by people refusing to cross at a "don't walk" sign when nobody is around and leaving clothes untouched on a table for a week.

"Chest" (Louie episode)

An eight-minute video episode in which Louie teaches chess, utilized to identify conventional stage morality and theories from multiple thinkers.