CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

KOHLBERG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Stage 4 in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is titled:
A
Punishment and obedience.
B
Mutual interpersonal expectations, conformity and relationships.
C
Rights and social contract.
D
Social system and maintenance of one’s conscience.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stage 4 (Maintaining Social Order): This stage is focused on ensuring that social order is maintained. At this stage of moral development, people begin to consider society as a whole when making judgments. The focus is on maintaining law and order by following the rules, doing one’s duty, and respecting authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Kohlberg’s theory, the society-maintaining orientation is stage 4 of conventional reasoning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stage 4: Social system and conscience maintenance-Morality is focused on what others in a society think. The focus is not on the individual’s role in society, but following what society dictates as “normal” according to the laws that are placed within a society.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Stage four, it is important to obey laws, dictums and social conventions because of their importance in maintaining a functioning society. Moral reasoning in stage four is thus beyond the need for individual approval exhibited in stage three; society must learn to transcend individual needs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Social Contract Orientation – at this stage of moral reasoning, the individual acts with an understanding that laws are created by people coming together for the common good, and that these same people can change these laws if new demands or conditions arise.

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