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Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Kohlberg’s stages of moral development:
• Theory inspired by Jean Piaget
• Method - moral dilemmas (Heinz) to
investigate children’s reasoning.
• Six stages - concerned with justice.
• Not what should be done but reasoning used
to justify the response.
Lawrence Kohlberg
(1927-1987)
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
The Heinz dilemma:
A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one
drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium
that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was
expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug
cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000
for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to
everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together
about $1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his
wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But
the druggist said: "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make
money from it." So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's store
to steal the drug for his wife.
Should Heinz have broken into the store to steal the drug for his
wife? Why or why not?
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Stage one (punishment & obedience):
Heinz should not steal the drug
• He will be put in prison
• Which means he’s a mean bad person.
Or:
Heinz should steal the drug
• it is only worth $200
• Heinz had even offered to pay & wouldn’t steal
anything else.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Stage two (reward & self-interest):
Heinz should not steal the drug
• Prison is awful a jail cell is worse than
his wife's death.
Or:
Heinz should steal the drug
• he will be much happier if he saves
his wife
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Stage three (conformity – good-boy/nice girl ):
Heinz should not steal the drug
• Stealing is bad & he’s not a criminal
• He tried without breaking the law, you can’t blame him.
Or:
Heinz should steal the drug
• His wife expects it;
• He wants to be a good husband.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Stage four (law-and-order):
Heinz should not steal the drug
• the law prohibits stealing it’s illegal.
Or: Heinz should steal the drug
• He should take the punishment for
the crime & pay the druggist
• Actions have their consequences.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Stage five (human rights):
Heinz should not steal the drug
• The scientist has a right to fair
compensation.
• His wife’s illness it does not make his
actions right.
Or:
Heinz should steal the drug
• Everyone has a right to choose life,
regardless of the law.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Stage six (universal human ethics):
Heinz should not steal the drug
• Others may need the drug just as
badly & their lives are equally
significant.
Or:
Heinz should steal the drug
• Saving a human life is a more
fundamental value than the property
rights of another person.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Discussion:
• Cognitive development influences moral reasoning.
• From self-centred to other centred – compliment’s Piaget.
• From social compliance to universal principles demanded by
individual conscience
• Do all achieve this?
• A cultural ideal based in a
western philosophical tradition?
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Evaluation:
• Colby et al (1983) 20 year longitudinal study of 58 American
males who progressed as predicted through levels 1 – 4.
• 10-16 yrs stages 1 & 2 decreased & stage 3 & 4 increased.
• But only 10% at stage 5
in their 30’s.
• No evidence of stage 6.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Snarey (1985) meta-analysis of 44 studies
from 27 cultures.
• Supports Kohlberg prediction through
levels 1 – 4.
• Same order & time.
• Stage 5 more in western cultures than rural
or village cultures.
• Reflection of western individualism.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Isawa (1992)
• Cross cultural analysis Japan & USA
• Similar stages of moral reasoning
• But cultural differences
• USA participants favoured Heinz stealing
to preserve his wife’s life.
• Japanese participants thought he should
not to preserve a clean & pure life.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Tomlinson-Keasey & Keasey (1974)
investigated links between cognitive & moral
development.
• Girls of 11 – 12 years at Stage 5 scored well
on tests of abstract reasoning – as predicted.
• But some failed to show stage 5 moral
reasoning.
• Abstract reasoning may be a necessary
precondition but is not a sufficient explanation
of Post – Conventional moral reasoning.
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Carol Gilligan (1982) Kohlberg is sex-biased -
androcentrism (GK. Andro = man / male)
• Kohlberg only interviewed males
• Females - stage 3 (interpersonal feelings)
• Males - stages 4 and 5 (principles)
• Males - rules, rights, & abstract principles - ideal =
formal justice.
• Females - relationships & compassion - ideal =
affiliation not abstract hypothetical dilemmas.
Carol Gilligan (b. 1936)
Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
Conclusions:
• Strong evidence for children progressing through Kohlberg’s
stages as predicted – across cultures
• Most people do not go beyond Stage 4.
• Difficult to distinguish between stages 5 & 6.
• Cultural variations not accounted for.
• Gender bias.
• Complex & artificial dilemma story.

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Kohlberg

  • 1. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Kohlberg’s stages of moral development: • Theory inspired by Jean Piaget • Method - moral dilemmas (Heinz) to investigate children’s reasoning. • Six stages - concerned with justice. • Not what should be done but reasoning used to justify the response. Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987)
  • 2. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development
  • 3. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development The Heinz dilemma: A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about $1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said: "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it." So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's store to steal the drug for his wife. Should Heinz have broken into the store to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
  • 4. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Stage one (punishment & obedience): Heinz should not steal the drug • He will be put in prison • Which means he’s a mean bad person. Or: Heinz should steal the drug • it is only worth $200 • Heinz had even offered to pay & wouldn’t steal anything else.
  • 5. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Stage two (reward & self-interest): Heinz should not steal the drug • Prison is awful a jail cell is worse than his wife's death. Or: Heinz should steal the drug • he will be much happier if he saves his wife
  • 6. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Stage three (conformity – good-boy/nice girl ): Heinz should not steal the drug • Stealing is bad & he’s not a criminal • He tried without breaking the law, you can’t blame him. Or: Heinz should steal the drug • His wife expects it; • He wants to be a good husband.
  • 7. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Stage four (law-and-order): Heinz should not steal the drug • the law prohibits stealing it’s illegal. Or: Heinz should steal the drug • He should take the punishment for the crime & pay the druggist • Actions have their consequences.
  • 8. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Stage five (human rights): Heinz should not steal the drug • The scientist has a right to fair compensation. • His wife’s illness it does not make his actions right. Or: Heinz should steal the drug • Everyone has a right to choose life, regardless of the law.
  • 9. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Stage six (universal human ethics): Heinz should not steal the drug • Others may need the drug just as badly & their lives are equally significant. Or: Heinz should steal the drug • Saving a human life is a more fundamental value than the property rights of another person.
  • 10. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Discussion: • Cognitive development influences moral reasoning. • From self-centred to other centred – compliment’s Piaget. • From social compliance to universal principles demanded by individual conscience • Do all achieve this? • A cultural ideal based in a western philosophical tradition?
  • 11. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Evaluation: • Colby et al (1983) 20 year longitudinal study of 58 American males who progressed as predicted through levels 1 – 4. • 10-16 yrs stages 1 & 2 decreased & stage 3 & 4 increased. • But only 10% at stage 5 in their 30’s. • No evidence of stage 6.
  • 12. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Snarey (1985) meta-analysis of 44 studies from 27 cultures. • Supports Kohlberg prediction through levels 1 – 4. • Same order & time. • Stage 5 more in western cultures than rural or village cultures. • Reflection of western individualism.
  • 13. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Isawa (1992) • Cross cultural analysis Japan & USA • Similar stages of moral reasoning • But cultural differences • USA participants favoured Heinz stealing to preserve his wife’s life. • Japanese participants thought he should not to preserve a clean & pure life.
  • 14. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Tomlinson-Keasey & Keasey (1974) investigated links between cognitive & moral development. • Girls of 11 – 12 years at Stage 5 scored well on tests of abstract reasoning – as predicted. • But some failed to show stage 5 moral reasoning. • Abstract reasoning may be a necessary precondition but is not a sufficient explanation of Post – Conventional moral reasoning.
  • 15. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Carol Gilligan (1982) Kohlberg is sex-biased - androcentrism (GK. Andro = man / male) • Kohlberg only interviewed males • Females - stage 3 (interpersonal feelings) • Males - stages 4 and 5 (principles) • Males - rules, rights, & abstract principles - ideal = formal justice. • Females - relationships & compassion - ideal = affiliation not abstract hypothetical dilemmas. Carol Gilligan (b. 1936)
  • 16. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development Conclusions: • Strong evidence for children progressing through Kohlberg’s stages as predicted – across cultures • Most people do not go beyond Stage 4. • Difficult to distinguish between stages 5 & 6. • Cultural variations not accounted for. • Gender bias. • Complex & artificial dilemma story.