Case Study of Moral Development October 22‚ 2011 I worked in a medium sized group in a self-help department in a special unit that worked with the vulnerable population of lone parent families. Most of these parents were female‚ between the ages of 16 years and 24 years who were on social assistance‚ had not completed high school and were without familial support. These youthful mothers were referred to the agency through various channels: (1) child protection workers‚ (2) long term ward (foster
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Describe and evaluate two theories of moral development. This essay will demonstrate the explanation and the evaluation of two different theories of moral development. Moral development is related to behavior‚ and psychologists mean by moral behavior is that the judgment of person. Jean Piaget is the most renowned psychologist for his work on moral development. However‚ his theory was limited and not developed as Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory‚ but Piaget made a favour for Kohlberg by provided
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Our moral thought is not an innate and fixed property‚ but is a learnt attribute that changes in our lifetime with personal development. Personal development in turn‚ is dominated by cognitive development. And there are two main theories relating moral development with cognition: the first one is Piaget’s theory‚ and the second one is Kohlberg’s theory. The basic idea behind both theories is that our moral thought changes with cognitive development. What we are going to show next‚ is the relation
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Moral Development According to Life Span (2006)‚ moral development requires a complex interweaving of emotions‚ cognitions‚ and behaviors (Broderick & Blewitt‚ 2006‚ p. 221). There are two major theories of moral development: Piaget ’s and Kohlberg ’s. These two are similar in that they are both stage theories related to cognitive development‚ but Kohlberg sees moral development as a more complex and longer process than Piaget ’s theory. Piaget ’s two-stage model proposes a premoral period where
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Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey‚ 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal
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Jean Piaget was one of the first developmental psychologists to examine the moral judgments and moral development of children. He believed that children moved from considering punishment and other consequences to considering intentions and circumstances when attempting to resolve moral conflicts. What children believe about whether an action is right or wrong depends on their level of cognition (Miller‚ 2002). Freud believed that morality was encompassed in the superego. In his view‚ morality
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Moral Development | Morality as Rooted in Human NatureDescribe and evaluate the biological perspective on morality. * The biological perspective on moral development assumes that morality is grounded in the genetic heritage of our species‚ perhaps through prewired emotional reactions. Humans share many morally relevant behaviours with other species‚ and the ventromedial area of the frontal region of the cerebral cortex is vital for emotional responsiveness to others’ suffering. Nevertheless
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development Psych/500 October 14‚ 2012 Is it morally acceptable to steal food from the wealthy to feed the poor? This was the type of question Lawrence Kohlberg‚ an American-born Harvard Professor‚ would ask of his research subjects. Dr. Kohlberg was fascinated by the cognitive development work proposed by Swiss theorist Jean Piaget (Long‚ n.d.). “Kohlberg’s work aids both our understanding of the ways in which individuals make moral decisions‚ and demands that we use a
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JDEVELOPMENT Development is based on the changes in our thoughts‚ feelings and our behaviour. If the change is lasting or relatively permanent‚ it is considered to be a developmental change. The environment can also influence our behaviour‚ feelings or thoughts‚ and change our development. Genetics can also be a factor in development. Moral development involves the gradual development of an individual’s concept of right and wrong. It includes the development of conscience religious values‚ social
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Moral Development The adhering to rules set out by a parent‚ carer or society. 0-3 Months At this age it is difficult to ascertain whether there is any definite moral development of a baby. 3-6 Months At this stage a baby may start to develop it’s first moral feelings towards pleasure and displeasure and will start to coo and laugh. 6-9 Months Towards the end of this age range a baby will start to understand the word No and its meaning. 9-12 Months Positive and negatives will
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