Six Stages of Kohlberg
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PCN-518 Topic 4: The Six Stages of Kohlberg
Scenario:
A female adolescent's parents place a low priority on the value of an education. In fact, they prefer that she care for younger siblings instead of studying or completing a high school education. It is March. The student has told her parents that she has in-school suspension for the rest of the school year in order to have time to study, as she dreams of attending college one day.
Directions: Read the scenario listed above. Complete all sections of the matrix provided below from the perspective of an individual in each of the six stages of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development and the information from the provided scenario. Use complete sentences and include proper scholarly citations for any sources used.
Level 1: Preconventional Morality
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Adolescent’s Perspective |
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Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment Orientation
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Stage 2: Instrumental Relativist Orientation/Exchange of Favors
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Stage 3: Conventional Level/Good Boy or Girl
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Stage 4: Maintaining the Social Order
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Stage 5: Social Contract and Individual Rights
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Stage 6: Universal Principles
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