Homework: Review Major Concepts from Theories of Moral Development
Length: 4 to 5 pages.
Instructions
For this task, consider the assigned readings and resources for this week, and prepare a paper exploring the theories of moral development. In your own words, but supporting your answers with scholarly sources, address the following:
i. What is moral development?
ii. Define Piaget's heteronomous morality and autonomous morality and give an example illustrating each of the two.
iii. Define Kohlberg's conventional reasoning and post-conventional reasoning. Then, give an example illustrating Stage 4: Social systems morality and an example illustrating Stage 6: Universal ethical principles.
iv. Discuss the difference between Kohlberg's justice perspective and Gilligan's care perspective in moral development.
Support your work with a minimum of three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length