Human Growth and Development / Unit 11 HGD 1547 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Moral Reasoning in Early Adulthood
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The idea
Emerging adults use postconventional reasoning more than teens, though Kohlberg held that few people ever reach his highest stage.
In practice
Adult dilemmas that are ambiguous and multi-factor, decided faster and more flexibly than adolescents decide.
Where people slip
Criticisms from unit eight carry over: neglect of care, Gilligan's critique, and a cultural bias toward individualism.
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