Facts about Moral Development

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   The conventional level of moral development, in which individuals follow rules to gain social approval, is considered typical of adolescents and most adults.

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   Elliot Turiel's domain theory distinguishes moral rules, which concern harm and fairness, from social conventions, which are arbitrary norms specific to particular groups.

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   Carol Gilligan criticized Kohlberg's model for being based on male subjects, proposing instead an 'ethics of care' centered on relationships and responsibility.

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   Jean Piaget's earlier work on children's moral reasoning, distinguishing heteronomous from autonomous morality, influenced Kohlberg's later and more elaborate stage theory.

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   Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development describes six stages organized into three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.

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