Homework: Moral Development and Bullying
Length: 1200 to 1600 words.
Chapter 11 of the course textbook examines cultural aspects of moral development, Kohlberg's moral reasoning theory, and Gilligan's alternative approach to Kohlberg.
Reflect on what you have read about the related issues of bullying in schools and teen suicide and consider these materials in light of your experience with bullying, both as a child and, if applicable, as a parent or adult observing this activity among school-age children.
Then locate and review one anti-bullying program with an Internet presence.
For this homework, address the following items, being mindful of your emotional and intellectual responses to bullying and the exercise of asymmetrical power among school-age children:
1. Summarize your thoughts and feelings about bullying and teen suicide as pathologies of moral development in middle childhood.
2. Describe how Kohlberg's model can be applied to bullying programs in schools.
3. Then explain Gilligan's critique of, and alternative to, Kohlberg's approach, evaluating tensions between the two approaches and what each approach brings to an analysis of bullying.
4. Compare and contrast the two approaches with respect to bullying behavior and specifically to bullying behavior among girls versus boys. Do you believe different theoretical tools are necessary to analyze female versus male cases? Why or why not?
5. Finally, evaluate how successfully the program you found on the Internet addresses and accounts for and applies knowledge about moral development as theorized by Kohlberg, Gilligan, and others. How do theories of moral development inform action to prevent and treat the consequences of bullying?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Resources
Introduction: Psychosexual, Moral, Emotional, and Personality Development
Focus on psychosocial, moral, and personality development. Subject matter includes, but is not limited to, attachment, emotional expression, personality traits, and moral development.
Required Text
Mossler, R. A., & Ziegler, M. (2016). Understanding development: A lifespan perspective. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
a) Chapter 10: Psychosocial and Emotional Development
b) Chapter 11: Personality, the Self and Moral Development.