Autonomous versus Heteronomous Moral Judgment Types: A Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Study.

Logan, Regina; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Autonomous versus Heteronomous Moral Judgment Types: A Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Study.

Logan, Regina; And Others

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v21 n1 p71-89 Mar 1990

Discusses a study of moral types (autonomous vs. heteronomous) based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development in order to establish cross-cultural validity. The sample included kibbutz-educated Israeli adolescents. Compares results to studies of adolescents in the United States, Turkey, Taiwan, and the Bahamas. Israeli subject were most likely to exhibit autonomous reasoning. (JS)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Longitudinal Studies, Moral Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Kohlberg Moral Judgment Interview

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