Korean Children's Conceptions of Moral and Conventional Transgressions.

Song, Myung-Ja; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ361537

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Korean Children's Conceptions of Moral and Conventional Transgressions.

Song, Myung-Ja; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v23 n4 p577-82 Jul 1987

Study examined whether 50 Korean children made conceptual distinctions between morality and social convention. Findings indicated that, at all ages, children treated moral transgressions as more generally wrong and independent of rules than conventional transgressions. (Author/RWB)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Moral Values, Rural Urban Differences, Social Values, Urban Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Korea; United States

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