They were presented moral dilemmas and where made to decide whether to respect and allow the authority, obey the rules or ignore the rules, and respond to the needs and welfare of other people The participant Is asked a systemic series of open-ended questions, Like what they think the right course of action is? Why certain actions are right or wrong? Heinz Steals the Drug In Europe 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 hearing 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 Rosen Into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not? 3 Levels of Moral Reasoning Level 1 Pre-conventional morality Stage 1 Obedience & Punishment Orientation – The child/individual is good in order to avoid being punished.
Stage 2 Individualism and exchange/Self Interest Orientation – At this stage children recognize that there is not just one right view that is handed down by the authorities. Different individuals have different viewpoints. Level II – Conventional Morality: Conventional Rules & Conformity ; Stage 3 Interpersonal accord and uniformity(Good Boy/Girl Attitude) – At this stage children–who are by now usually entering their teens–see morality as more than simple deals. They believe that “good” ways.
Good behavior means having good motives and interpersonal feelings such as love, empathy, trust, and concern for others. Stage 4 Authority and Social Order maintaining social order – the Children becomes more broadly concerned with society as a whole. Now the emphasis is on obeying laws, respecting authority, and performing one’s duties so that the social order is maintained. Sake moral decisions from the perspective of society as a whole, they think from a full-fledged member-of-society perspective.
Level Ill – Post conventional Morality: Self Accepted Moral Principles ; Stage 5 Social Contract Orientation – working toward a conception of the good society. They suggest that we need to (a) protect certain individual rights and (b) settle disputes through democratic processes. Stage 6 Universal Ethical Principles – Moral reasoning is based on abstract reasoning using universal ethical principles. Summary At stage 1 children think of what is right as that which authority says is right.
Doing the right thing is obeying authority and avoiding punishment. At stage 2, children are no longer so impressed by any single authority; they see that there are different sides to any issue. Since everything is relative, one is free to pursue one’s own interests, although it is often useful to make deals and exchange favors with others. At stages 3 and 4, young people think as members of the conventional society with its values, norms, and expectations.
At stage 3, they emphasize being a good person, which basically means having helpful motives toward people close to one At stage 4, the concern shifts toward obeying laws to maintain society as a whole. At stages 5 and 6 people are less concerned with maintaining society for it own sake, and more concerned with the principles and values that make for a good society. At stage 5 they emphasize basic rights and the democratic processes that give everyone a say, and at stage 6 they define the principles by which agreement will be most Just.
