moral development

Moral

Thought, feelings, and behaviors regarding rules and conventions about what people should do in their interactions with other people

Piaget moral development

4-7 heteronomous morality: rules are fixed and unchangeable, immanent justice, outcome over intentions

7-10 in a transition of showing some features of heteronomous and autonomous

10-onwards autonomous morality, children become aware of the rules and laws are created by people, judging by intention

Kohlberg stages

preconventional reasoning, conventional reasoning, post conventional reasoning

pre conventional reasoning

act based on punishment and reward,

conventional reasoning

act based on cultural perspective, abide with certain standards and aims to get social approval

Post-conventional reasoning

individual trying to use universal ethical principles, involve flexible thinking, checking if it meets high ethical standards

critics

too much emphasizes on moral thought than moral behavior, too much time contemplating before act, emphasizes justice perspective than care perspective, peers play important role than parents