related to one’s cognitive awareness, yet it was
Lawrence Kohlberg who assembled a theory of moral
development. The theory is based on standards of moral
judgement. According to Piaget these cognitive
abilities develop only as the child progresses through
developmental stages. Kohlberg’s theory is too
divided into stages. He proposed three major levels
of moral reasoning, or development. According to
Kohlberg, his three stages occur in that same order in
all cultures.
Development is closely related to socialization,
because as we have discussed earlier, nurture, or the
environment plays a major role in the development of
an individual. Socialization the perceptual “process
of shaping an individual’s behavior patterns, values,
standards, skills, attitudes, and motives to conform
to those regardless as desirable in a particular
society.” Sexuality is closely related to
socialization.
Psychologists differ in their approaches towards
development because the view it from distinct points
of view. Piaget, for example, proposed a theory of
the cognitive development of children, while Erikson
proposed a theory based on the psychosocial
development of individuals. Although Kohlberg based
his theory on Piaget’s, his theory focused on moral
reasoning.