Child development and conventional versus post-conventional moral thinking

Child Development

Comparison of Conventional and Post-Conventional Moral Thinking

In morality thinking at the conventional level, an individual build choices from a member of society perspective, taking into consideration the good of others, the preservation of positive relations, and the rules, norms, and opportunities of society. An individual will try to do the accepted thing to gain approval from other people and to maintain good relationship and conformed to authority to avoid censure and guilt. An individual will emphasize being a good person that basically means having helpful motives toward people close to one.

While in morality thinking at the post-conventional level, an individual explain from a priority of society perspective in which conceptual ideals take priority over particular public laws. Also in this level, an individual will voluntarily comply with rules on the basis of ethical principles and make exceptions to rules in certain circumstances. Lastly in this level, an individual will be less concerned with maintaining society for its own sake, and be more concerned with the principles and values that make for its good and put an emphasis on basic rights and the democratic processes that give everyone say and a definition in the principles by which agreements will be most just (Kincheloe & Horn, 2007).