Moral Development in Rural and Urban Korea.

Park, Jong Young; Johnson, Ronald C.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Moral Development in Rural and Urban Korea.

Park, Jong Young; Johnson, Ronald C.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v15 n1 p35-46 Mar 1984

Among Koreans tested on Rest's Defining Issues Test, females, urban people, and older subjects showed significantly more responses demonstrating principled morality than did males, rural people, and younger subjects. Comparisons with American results showed greater age differences in stages of moral development among Americans. Both groups showed same general developmental trends. (CMG)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries, Moral Development, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Differences, Young Adults

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Korea; United States

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Defining Issues Test

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