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    intellectual‚ social and moral development of infants at birth and as they grow into adults are through the developmental theories. Some of the developmental theories are sexual development‚ social development and moral development. Both Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg view similarities as well as differences between the theories they each believe in regards to the development of a child social and moral development. Jean Piaget put forth the theory of cognitive development wherein he established

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    Research on Adolescence Moral Development in Adolescence Daniel Hart Rutgers University Gustavo Carlo University of Nebraska-Lincoln Themes in the papers in this special issue of the JRA on moral development are identified. We discuss the intersection of moral development research with policy concerns‚ the distinctive qualities of moral life in adolescence that warrant investigation‚ the multiple connotations of ‘‘moral‚’’ the methods typical of moral development research‚ and the influences

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    In his Stages of Moral Development‚ Lawrence Kohlberg states that human beings progress from a Preconventional Level of moral development (in which they refer to rules imposed by others) to a Postconventional Level of moral development (in which they refer to rules imposed from within themselves). Just as Kohlberg states‚ adolescents undergo moral growth in stages. They may be easily influenced by peers or by environmental cues‚ but most teens grow to assert impressive measures of responsibility

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    for studying moral development during adolescence. First‚ cognitive changes that occur during adolescence are related to moral development. Formal operational thinking allows the adolescent to interpret the social environment in new and different ways. Second‚ because adolescents are capable of devising new and idealistic social orders to which all are expected to conform‚ we may view them as moral philosophers. A number of researchers have noted other changes in moral development that point to

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    and of Morality‚ Gilligan presents a theory of moral development that asserts that women confront ethical dilemmas in a different way than men. She notes that men approach issues with a need for justice while women approach issues with a need for care. This theory is largely what causes her to criticize Kohlberg’s model of development that places women a stage lower than men. She argues that Kohlberg’s degradation of the level of female moral development is the result of male intellectual bias. She

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    Plagiarism and Moral Development Moral Development is a theory defined by Lawrence Kohlberg in our text. “Kohlberg contends that people pass through a series of stages as their sense of justice evolves and in the kind of reasoning they use to make moral judgments.” (Feldman‚ pg. 320) These stages are sequenced into levels: “Level 1- Preconventional morality- at this level‚ the concrete interests of the individual are considered in terms of rewards and punishments. Level 2-Conventional morality-

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    The final stage of development is moral development. Moral development is how we make decisions based on what we know as right or wrong from the values we acquire from our families‚ friends‚ and experiences. As children develop they learn to achieve their needs and goals. Students want to do the right thing but can be concerned what their peers will think of their actions and decisions (Ormrod‚ 2012‚ p. 260). Karen shows this concern when worrying about what her classmates think about her while studying

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    Stages of Moral Development. Kohlberg focused his development of moral judgment in children and adults using the cognitive development approach based on Piaget’s theories. His primary concern with moral development is believed to be central to education and has ground roots as far back as Plato’s Socrates dialogues around the question of whether virtue is taught‚ comes with practice of whether it is a natural aptitude or instinct. There are 6 stages to Kohlberg’s stages of moral development‚ stating

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    intrinsic ethical principles and moral understandings. This motivation from personal morality at an older age is consistent with Kohlberg’s post-conventional level of moral development. The post-conventional level includes the last two stages of Kohlberg’s model in which people are driven to obtain their individual rights‚ as they grow to achieve the final stage of moral development in which they are driven by their own moral principles and values. The development of this final stage can be seen within

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    AJS123 – Bill Williams Moral Development Written Assignment September 30‚ 2012 Developmental theorists seek explanations to why some people deviate from social norms (laws)‚ why some of those who develop anti-social behavior cease and others continue‚ why for some individuals crimes is progressive and why some people stop committing crimes as they age.  Like in psychology‚ there is an element of nature versus nurture in examining the theories of moral development.  In strict terms‚ biological

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