Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Development

1. Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Development
Level 1 (Pre-Conventional)
Stage 1: Obedience and punishment
orientation(authoritarianism)
Stage 2: Self-interest orientation (moral relativity)
Level 2 (Conventional)
Stage 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (a.k.a. The good
boy/good girl attitude; the Golden Rule)
Stage 4. Authority and social-order maintaining
orientation(a.k.a. Law and order morality; culpability;
fundamentalism)
Level 3 (Post-Conventional)
Stage 5. Social contract orientation (the greatest good for the
greatest number of people; democracy)
Stage 6. Universal ethical principles (a.k.a. Principled