LAWRENCE KOHLBERG'S SIX STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
LAWRENCE KOHLBERG'S SIX STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
- his theory claims that our development of moral reasoning happens in six stages.
Three LEVELS OF THE SIX STAGES
Three LEVELS OF THE SIX STAGES
One. Preconventional Level
- morality is externally controlled.
- Rules imposed by authority figures are conformed to in order to avoid punishment or receive rewards.
- what is right is what one can get away with or what is personally satisfying
- Right and wrong are defined by punishment and reward. There is no real sense of "the greater good" or social order yet.