GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Heteronomous Morality
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Autonomous Morality
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heteronomous Morality (5-9 yrs) The stage of heteronomous morality is also known as moral realism – morality imposed from the outside. Children regard morality as obeying other people’s rules and laws, which cannot be changed.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, a child will learn how to look at the circumstances surrounding one’s actions and determine whether the action was justifiable based on their beliefs. In this stage, children realize that adults follow the rules of society to the best of their abilities, but they have their own moral code as well.
Detailed explanation-3: -in Jean Piaget ‘s theory of moral development, the stage during which the child, approximately 6 to 10 years of age, equates morality with the rules and principles of his or her parents and other authority figures.
Detailed explanation-4: -A popular form of heteronomy is astrology. In this perspective, the positioning of stars and planets affects one’s mood and moral behavior. This belief has more theonomous leanings, focusing on the connectedness between all.