Kohlberg's
Stages of Moral Development
Kohlberg's stages of moral development is an expansion of Piaget's theory. The theory holds that moral reasoning has 6 developmental stages and that it is principally concerned with justice.
Level 1: Pre-conventional
The morality of an action is judged by its direct consequences and this level is very egocentric in manner with no regard for society's conventions of right and wrong.
Stage 2: Self-interest Orientation
Level 2: Conventional
The morality of actions is judged by comparing them to society's views and expectations. At this level a person obeys even without consequences and accepts society's rules with little questioning.
Stage 4: Authority and Maintaining Social-Ordr Orientation
Level 3: Post-conventional
A growing realization that an individual's perspective may take precedence over society's views. Individuals in this stage live by their own ethical principles. Rules are considered helpful, but changeable; rules are not absolutes that should be obeyed without question.
Stage 6: Universal Ethics Principles
There are 3 levels of morality
6 developmental stages
Kohlberg's moral development theory