Moral development
Morality is a person’s notions, intellect and actions which relate to their well-being, rights and just treatment of individuals. Morality is necessary to the human aspect. Since when young children create a difference between what is right and wrong and the individuals and organizations around them pass countless moral messages in direct and indirect manner. Moral knowledge is applied by everyone in the society, those people who do not chose to commit theft or murder due to the fear of being of being caught are not making a moral choice. The view that these behaviors are not right without the consideration of the law is guided by morality. Moral development presents the transformation of these guiding concepts and is shown by the competence to put to work these strategies in everyday life.
The youth are supposed to set moral judgments every day. When young, the adults affect most of their decisions when in the adolescent the peers have much more control in the decisions (Oswalt, 2012). This leads to doubting the authority of the parents and other symbols of authority.
According to Kolberg, he theorized the steps of moral development; development appeared in the third and fourth steps. In three, “Good Interpersonal Relationships” created a view of what is right and wrong in reliance to what is good for people. In four, they are able to develop and extensive thinking aspect on the basis of society in general. Their morality remains connected to laws and social accepted code of behavior, they however have more complicated understanding of why these rules and code of behaviors are necessary (UIC, 2008). On the other hand Gilligan presented a morality of care and responsibility. She insisted on the gender variation as being based on these two aspects. Morality of care insisted on connection and growth to girls considering their prior interface in identity creation with their mothers. For boys their moral aspect is based on power. Moral development takes several shapes but have to be approached with the utmost care as it is a transformation stage for the young adults.
Bibliography
Oswalt, A. (2012). Adolescent Moral Development. Seven counties.
UIC. (2008). Moral Development and Moral Education: An Overview. Studies in Social and Moral Development and Education.
