Moral Development

Kohlberg’s levels and stages of moral development include three stages and in those three stages, there are two levels. The stages and levels include: 1. Preconventional, which means that the child does not yet attain conventional thinking. The two stages within this level are a) Punishment, meaning the child will avoid getting punished. B) Hedonism meaning the child knows his or her actions are wrong, but chooses to do it anyways. The second level is Conventional, which means the person accepts the rules. The first stage of that level is “nice girl/boy” which means that the child is now living up to the social expectations and roles either at home and/or in a classroom. They take into consideration of how their actions may influence the relationships they have with other people. The second stage is called Law Order, which means that people are now considering society as a whole when they are about to do something. They are following the rules and respecting people and their society. The third level of Kohlberg’s moral development is called Post conventional, which means that people are now weighing their options and deciding things for themselves. The first stage is called Social Contract which means people are agreeing to live by certain rules of their society. And the last stage is called Universal Ethical which according to Kohlberg, virtually no one reaches this stage.

I believe that i am in Kohlberg’s second level and second stage, Conventional, and Law and Order. This is because i accept to living by the rules that were made, and i follow those rules because it is the law. I may also be a little bit in his third level and first stage because i do agree to live by the rules that are made.