Kohlberg's theory
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- Kohlburg's Theory
- Claims
- There are 3 levels of moral development, each split into 2 stages.
- Pre-conventional
- Conventional
- Post-conventional
- People move through stages in a fixed order.
- Criminals lower in moral development.
- There are 3 levels of moral development, each split into 2 stages.
- Components
- 72 Chicago boys aged 10-16
- 58 of whom were followed up at three yearly intervals for 20 years.
- Each boy given 2 hour interview based on 10 dilemmas.
- In each case, he presented a choice to be considered.
- E.g. between the rights of some authority and needs of some deserving individual who's been unfairly treated.
- Credibility
- He further developed Piaget work and offered more detailed stage sequencing for moral thinking.
- Carried out a longitudinal study.
- Saw clear changes in moral development over time.
- Kohlberg's body of work on the stages on moral development.
- Has been utilized by others working in the field.
- Subjective theory- different analysts may come to different conclusions.
- Lacks ecological validity.
- If faced in real life the response may be different.
- Reductionist- doesn't take biological differences into account.
- Deterministic- lack of moral development=criminal.
- Analysis
- Criminals more likely to be at the 'pre-conventional' stage.
- Crime will be committed because they think they can get away with it.
- Or brings significant enough reward.
- Offenders more likely to be ego-centric.
- Less concerned with the rights of others.
- Crime will be committed because they think they can get away with it.
- Fred&Rose West
- Life sentences for 12&10 murders.
- Lower moral development, pre-conventional.
- Nelson Mandela
- 27 years in prison for treason and abotage.
- Higher moral development.
- Criminals more likely to be at the 'pre-conventional' stage.
- Refuting Evidence
- Simpson (1974)
- Kohlberg's stages are culturally biased.
- His morality development stages model is based on Western culture.
- Gilligan (1982)
- Observes the Kohlberg's stages.
- Says that the stages were derived exclusively from interviews with males.
- So, there's a sex bias.
- Observes the Kohlberg's stages.
- Simpson (1974)
- Supporting Evidence
- Colby et al (1983)
- Longitudinal research.
- Tested 58 male participant's of Kohlberg's original study.
- Tested them 6 times.
- In the span of 27 years.
- Found support for Kohlberg's original conclusion.
- We all pass through the stages of moral development.
- In the same order.
- We all pass through the stages of moral development.
- Colby et al (1983)
- Claims
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