Moral Development

Name of the institution

Kohlberg 's Models on Moral Development

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21st April 2009

Introduction

Morality is a sense of right and wrong , which maintain stability among individuals . Kohlberg 's models described that an infant is born as clean slates without any sort of morals these developed naturally as the child develop and it can be measured (Kohlberg , 1981

In Kohlberg 's model , human being develop in their moral reasoning through six identifiable stages that can be categorized into three levels . One can

however , fit into one of the six stages of moral development at a time . Thus moral dilemmas can be presented for discussion to enable individuals recognize the justification of a higher stage morality and promote their progressiveness towards that direction .Pre-conventional level

Stage 1 : Punishment , obedience orientation

Decisions about what is good or bad are made to avoid punishment . This stage focus on the rules enforces by others and is oriented for punishment and rewards . One should avoid things that lead to punishment Decisions in this stage are basically egocentric , that is looking into other individuals perspectives (Kohlberg , 1981 . Morality of the School is focus in this stage

Stage 2 : Personal reward orientation

In this stage right and wrong is determined by individual needs . Human beings are considered good when they posses a constructive consequences for the actor . At this stage individuals are still egocentric , however they have started internalizing morality in understanding that other individuals have their own needs . Most learners...