The document summarizes Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which was developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg based on Jean Piaget's work. Kohlberg's theory proposes that morality develops through six stages from childhood through adulthood, as individuals progress from focusing on obedience and punishment, to interpersonal relationships, to societal laws and norms, and finally to universal ethical principles. The theory aims to understand how individuals distinguish between right and wrong as they mature.

1. KOHLBERG'S MORAL DEVELOPMENT

3. It refers to the ways we distinguish between
right and wrong as we grow and mature.Moral
reasoning is a study in psychology that
overlaps with moral philosophy. It is also
called moral development.

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how individuals ought to treat
one another
2 with respect to justice,
others' welfare, and rights.

6. HISTORYOFMORALDEVELOPMENT

7. Who create this theory?

11. The Theory of Moral Development is a very interesting subject that
stemmed from Jean Piaget’s theory of moral reasoning. Developed
by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, this theory made us understand
that morality starts from the early childhood years and can be
affected by several factors.

12. PIAGET'S WORK ON MORAL DEVELOPMENT

13. Piaget's theory of moral development
PER-MORAL
HETERONOMUS
AUTONOMOUS

15. HEINZ DILEMMA

17. LEVEL 1: Pre-conventional Morality

18. Stage 1
PUNISHMENT AND OBDIENCE
this stage includes the use of
punishment so that the person
refrains from doing the action and
continues to obey the rules.

22. LEVEL 2:

23. Stage 3
Good boy & Good girl;-
In this stage ,a person judge an action based
on the societal roles and social expectations
before him. this is also known as the
“INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS”.

24. Stage 4
Law and order oritentation
This stage includes respecting the
authorities and following the rules,
as well as doing a person's duty. The
society is the main consideration of a
person at this stage.

25. LEVEL 3: POST-CONVENTIONAL MORAITY

27. Stage 5
social contract oritentation
in this stage , the person look at various opinions
and values of different people before coming up
with decision on the morality of the action

28. Stage 6
Universal ethical principles oritentation
The final stage of moral reasoning,this
oritentation is when a person consider
universally accepted ethical principle.
The judgement may become innate and may
even violate the laws and rules as the
person becomes attached to his own
principles of justice.