CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

KOHLBERG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Kohlberg’s approach like? Why?
A
Sociocultural, because it requires the use of group criticism, effort and discipline.
B
Humanist, because he tries to help individual people reach their full potential.
C
Psychodynamic, because the impulses come from the unconscious.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A major criticism of Kohlberg’s theory is that Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women. Criticism of Kohlberg’s theory regards justice concerns as developmentally more advanced than reciprocal considerations.

Detailed explanation-2: -People now believe that some laws are unjust and should be changed or eliminated. Kohlberg’s theory has been criticized for its cultural and gendered bias toward white, upper-class men and boys. It also fails to account for inconsistencies within moral judgments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive in nature, Kohlberg’s theory focuses on the thinking process that occurs when one decides whether a behaviour is right or wrong. Thus, the theoretical emphasis is on how one decides to respond to a moral dilemma, not what one decides or what one actually does.

Detailed explanation-4: -Key Takeaways: Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development The levels are called preconventional morality, conventional morality, and postconventional morality. Since it was initially proposed, Kohlberg’s theory has been criticized for overemphasizing a Western male perspective on moral reasoning.

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