Lecture 7

Question 1

Define Morality

Answer 1

framework for decisions on how to treat one another, how to co-exist and co-operate. changes across history, cultures

Question 2

Define Moral Reasoning

Answer 2

Conscious process of judgment about whether actions / individuals are right, and rewarding or wrong and punishable. - how do we arrive at these judgements of whats right/wrong?

Question 3

what are the 3 features of Kohlbergs theory

Answer 3

• Constructivist theory: stage theory, fixed order
• universal approach
• Children have to engage with things to develop through sequence