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Lawrence Kohlberg
American
Educator
About the author
At this level, the individual perceives the maintenance of the expectations of his family, group, or nation as valuable in its own right, regardless of immediate and obvious consequences.
Lawrence Kohlberg,
American
Educator
#Right
#Family
#Nation
#Consequences
#Obvious
#Expectations
The individual makes a clear effort to define moral values and principles that have validity and application apart from the authority of the groups of persons holding them and apart from the individual's own identification with the group.
Lawrence Kohlberg,
American
Educator
#Authority
#Effort
#Values
#Principles
#Validity
Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society.
Lawrence Kohlberg,
American
Educator
#Action
#Society
#Rights