What are the stages of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
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– Lawrence Kohlberg proposed six stages of moral development, grouped into three levels:
– Pre-conventional level: Obedience and punishment orientation, self-interest orientation.
– Conventional level: Interpersonal accord and conformity, authority and social-order maintaining orientation.
– Post-conventional level: Social contract orientation, universal ethical principles.
Moral development is the process by which people develop the distinction between right and wrong (morality) and engage in reasoning between the two (moral reasoning).American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg extended Piaget’s theory, proposing that moral development is a continual process that occurs throughout the lifespan. Kohlberg’s theory outlines six stages of moral development within three different levels.
Level 1. Preconventional Morality
*Stage 1 (Obedience and Punishment)
*Stage 2 (Individualism and Exchange)
Level 2. Conventional Morality
*Stage 3 (Developing Good Interpersonal Relationships)
*Stage 4 (Maintaining Social Order)
Level 3. Postconventional Morality
*Stage 5 (Social Contract and Individual Rights)
*Stage 6 (Universal Principles)