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This discusses and describes the development of a person using Erik Erikson 's theory of psychosocial development and Kohlberg 's theory of Morality development . Erikson suggests that the main goal of man is to socialize and interact in their social environment in each stage of development and thus , resolving an existing crisis in each of the eight stages . Similarly , Kohlberg 's idea of development is focusing on the development of perception and understanding of morality

in three major stages of man 's life : in Childhood , Adolescence , and Adulthood

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A person 's development varies for male and female . For instance , a girl raised in a different culture or environment acquires a behavior that is different from a boy who grew up in a different ethic culture or environment . There are many other factors influencing the personality and perception of morality development in every individual . In this then , the focus of discussion would be analyzing a person 's development through Erik Erikson 's eight psychosocial development theories and Kohlberg 's concept of Morality development

Erik Erikson 's Psychosocial Stages of Development

Trust versus Mistrust : Infancy (Birth - first year

The first stage of psychosocial development in life according to Erik Erikson is the Infancy stage : where the newly born infant sets it feet outside the world and starts to explore the environment using its vision . The infant in this stage begins to understand that all its...