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(KOHLBERG'STHEORY)
Introduction:
Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg did research in the field of moral development for
nearly twenty years. His model is called Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral
development.
There are three levels and each level has the stages.
In total there are six stages of moral development.
Demerits:
(1) Kohlberg had selected only males as samples and this theory is criticised as a "male
approach" ignoring females.
(2) This theory emphasises only justice ignoring other values.
(3) Human rights and fairness are more important than morality.
(4) This theory is concerned more with moral thinking than moral action.
Conclusion:
Kohlberg's theory suggests that moral development takes place through the three stages:
(a) In pre conventional stage, the needs and desires of individuals are given importance.
(b) In the conventional stage, the focus is on group centred values.
(c) In the post conventional stage, the basic rights, values and rules of society are
emphasised.
Questions
Section 'N
(1) What is cognitive moral development? (Moral development is related to the stage of
knowledge, exposure and socialisation. (2) What are pre conventional stages?
(3) Describe the conventional stages.
Section 'B'
(1) Describe the post conventional stages of moral development. (2) Examine the merits
and demerits of Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
Section 'c' (1) Evaluate the cognitive moral development model of Kohlberg.