Moral Development

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Kohlberg vs. Gilligan

Last updated 3:43 AM on 4/25/23
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Preconventional Morality
decisions shaped by **adult expectations** and reinforcement (rewards + punishments)
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Conventional Morality
Acceptance of **social norms** on what is moral

* based on role models in society
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Postconventional Morality
**abstract** principles on morality

* having differing opinions on morality, even if they conflict with societal norms
* only 10% of adults reach
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Criticisms of Kohlberg’s theory
* gender bias (all subjects were male)
* he believed that women were stuck at substage 3 (in conventional morality)
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Gilligan’s reforms
Kohlberg’s theory overemphasized justice

* she placed a **stronger emphasis on COMPASSION** in moral decision making