Child Development and Pedagogy · Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Stage 5 'Social contract orientation' of post-conventional morality as given by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by the belief that:
- 1The physical consequences of an action determine its goodness or badness.
- 2Obeying rules should bring some sort of benefit in return.
- 3Rules are not absolute but can be mutually agreed upon and renegotiated if they fail to serve the society's best interests.✓
- 4Moral decisions should be made in terms of self-chosen ethical principles.
Correct answer
Rules are not absolute but can be mutually agreed upon and renegotiated if they fail to serve the society's best interests.
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