Unit-6 Moral Development in Adolescent Psychology

INTRODUCTION
The word ‘moral’ comes from the Latin term ‘Mores’ which means manner, custom and habit. Moral development involves the formation of a system of values in which decisions concerning ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, ‘good’ and ‘bad’.
Moral development have three major faces - 1. Cognitive 2. Behavior 3. Emotional
OBJECTIVES
After studying the unit you will be able to
Define moral value development in humans.
Discuss morality and its constituents
Describe the nature of moral development
Outline different factors contributing towards moral development
Describes various Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s theories of moral development

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UNIT-6
MORAL DEVELOPMENT

3. INTRODUCTION
Theword‘moral’comesfromtheLatinterm‘Mores’whichmeans
manner,customandhabit.Moraldevelopmentinvolvesthe
formationofasystemofvaluesinwhichdecisionsconcerning
‘right’and‘wrong’,‘good’and‘bad’.
Moraldevelopmenthavethreemajorfaces
1.Cognitive
2.Behavior
3.Emotional
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4. OBJECTIVES
Afterstudyingtheunits,youwillbeableto
oDefinemoralvaluedevelopmentinhumans
oDiscussmoralityanditsconstituents
oDescribethenatureofmoraldevelopment
oOutlinedifferentfactorscontributingtowardsmoral
development
oDescribesvariousPiaget’sandKohlberg’stheoriesofmoral
development
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5. NATURE OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Moraldevelopmentfocusesontheemergence,changeand
understandingofmoralityfrominfancythroughadulthood.
Approachestothestudyofmoraldevelopment
a)Sociallearningtheory
b)Psychoanalyticaltheory
c)Cognitivedevelopment
d)Personalitytheories
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6. FACTORS AFFECTING MORAL DEVELOPMENT
a.Family
b.School
c.Peergroups
d.Societyandculture
e.Age(Ref.Kohlberg’sTheoryofMoralDevelopment)
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7. STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Stages Age group Description
Stage 1Infancy
Thechild’sonlysenseofrightandwrongiswhat
feelsgoodorbad.
Stage 2Toddler years
Thechildlearnsrightorwrongfromwhathe/she
istoldbyothers
Stage 3
Pre school
Thechildbeginstointernalizethefamilyvalues
ashisorherownandbeginstoperceivethe
consequencesofhis/herbehaviour
Stage 4
7-10 years
Thechildbeginstoquestiondependabilityof
parents,teachersandotheradultsanddevelopsa
strongsenseof“should”and“shouldnot”
Stage 5
Pre-teen to
teen age years
Peersbecomeultimateimportanttothechild.
Teensareconcernedwiththelargersocietyand
begintoreasonmoreabstractlyaboutrightand
wrong
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8. THEORIES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
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In the field of moral development, morality is defined as principles for
how individuals ought to treat one another w.r.t justice, welfare and
rights.
1.Paget’s theory of Moral development
At the age of 10 years or older youth develop the morality of
cooperation. The youth understand that morals represent social
agreement between people and or intended to promote common good.
To Piaget the youth begin to understand that morality of a
decision does not rest solely on the outcome of that decision.

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Piaget’s stages of Moral development
Stage 1: (0-4 years)
Play is purely an individual endeavor, and one can talk only of
motor rules not of truly collective rule.
Stage 2: (4-7)
Game playing is egocentric -neither cooperation nor competition
Stage 3: (7-11)
Interaction aremore social, rules are observed.
Stage 4: (12---)
The child understands the rules –genuine cooperation, settling
differences of opinions w.r.t rules.

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2.Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development:
Kohlberg, professor at Harvard University started as a
developmental psychologist and then moved to moral education based
on jean Piaget’s psychology. To him moral development proceeds in a
linear, step-wise fashion –gradually from one stage to the next in an
ordered sequence.

11. THEORIES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Age LevelStageandOrientation
4-10yearsLevel -1Preconvention
Stage 1Obedienceandpunishmentorientation
Stage 2Nativehedonisticandinstrument
10+ Level 2Conventional
Stage 3Goodboy/GoodgirlOrientation
Stage 4LawandAuthorityorientation
13+ Level 3Postconventional
Stage 5Socialcontractorientation
Stage 6Universalethicalprincipleorientation
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Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

12. APPLICATIONS OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
PARENTS AND TEACHER’S
•Asparentswecanplayapivotalroleinhelpingdevelop
moralityinchildrenbyloveandappreciation.
•Thechildmustbemotivatedtoactwithintheacceptablenorms
•Identificationoftheemotionsintheearlystageswillhelpthe
childknowusempathizewithhim.
Raise the child on showing his / her positive behavior. Thus
he/she will know the behavior expected from him / her.
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14. HUMANDEVELOPMENT ANDLEARNING
THEORIESREGARDING INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
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