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Moral Stages and Moral Orientations in Real-Life and Hypothetical Dilemmas.
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Walker, Lawrence J.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Examines several issues arising from two differing approaches to morality--Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning development and Gilligan's theory of moral orientations. (PCB)
Descriptors: Children, Moral Development, Moral Values, Orientation
Assignment of Moral Responsibility and Punishment.
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Shultz, Thomas R.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
A theory of the assignment of moral responsibility and punishment for harm was tested with 5- to 11-year-old children. Results indicated sophisticated use of moral concepts from 5 years. Developmental trends suggested increasing sensitivity to these concepts, greater tolerance for harm doing, and more emphasis on restitution than punishment.…
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Moral Development, Moral Values
Sex Differences in the Development of Moral Reasoning: A Critical Review.
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Walker, Lawrence J. – Child Development, 1984
Bases for recent allegations of sex bias in Kohlberg's theory of moral development are discussed, and studies comparing the development of moral reasoning across the sexes are reviewed. A meta-analysis supported the conclusion that the overall pattern is one of nonsignificant sex differences in moral reasoning. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Moral Development, Sex Bias
Children's Conceptions of the Situational Affective Consequences of Sociomoral Events.
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Arsenio, William F. – Child Development, 1988
A two-part study examined children's conceptions of the linkages between sociomoral events and emotional consequences for several event participants. Results of the first study indicated that children's conceptions were highly differentiated. The second study found children able to match affective information to events likely to cause emotional…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Children, Emotional Development, Influences
A Longitudinal Study of Moral Reasoning.
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Walker, Lawrence J. – Child Development, 1989
Examines several issues concerning Gilligan's and Kohlberg's models of moral orientations and Kohlberg's model of moral stages in a longitudinal study of 233 subjects aged 5 to 63 years. Results revealed few violations of the stage sequence over the two-year longitudinal interval. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Children
Relations between Moral Judgment, Moral Courage, and Field Independence.
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Gibbs, John C.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Examines the relationship of moral judgement to moral action as well as to certain cognitive style variables. A total of 134 male and female eleventh- and twelfth-graders completed measures of moral judgement, field dependence-independence, and other variables, and nominated teachers who then rated the students for tendency to evidence morally…
Descriptors: Field Dependence Independence, Measures (Individuals), Moral Development, Moral Values