Moral development and reality : beyond the theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman / John C. Gibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbs, John C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moral development.

Physical Description:

xvi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Moral development & reality

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, [2003]

Summary:

Moral Development and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman explores the nature of moral development, social behavior, and human interconnectedness. By comparing, contrasting, and going beyond the works of pre-eminent theorists Lawrence Kohlberg and Martin Hoffman, author John C. Gibbs addresses fundamental questions: What is morality? Can we speak validly of moral "development?" Is the moral motivation of behavior primarily a matter of justice or of empathy? Does moral development, including moments of moral inspiration, reflect a deeper reality?

Moral Development and Reality elucidates the full range of moral development from superficial perception to a deeper understanding and feeling through social perspective-taking. Providing case studies and chapter questions, Gibbs creates a unique framework for understanding Kohlberg's and Hoffman's influential contributions.

Contents:

Introduction

Social perspective taking, the moral point of view, and moral evaluation

The right and the good: the moral domain

Introducing chapters two through nine

"The right" and moral development: fundamental themes of Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental approach

Early childhood superficiality

Beyond centrations and superficial judgments

Stages of moral reciprocity

Assessing stages of immature and mature moral judgment

Summarizing comment

Kohlberg's theory: a critique and new view

Background

Kohlberg's overhaul of Piaget's phases

Adult moral development in Kohlberg's theory

A new view of life span moral judgment development

Conclusion

"The good" and moral development: Hoffman's theory

The empathic predisposition

Modes of empathic arousal

Empathy and cognitive development: stages of empathic distress

The empathic predisposition, cognition, and affective primacy

The empathic predisposition, socialization, and moral internalization

Conclusion and critique

Moral development, moral self-relevance, and prosocial behavior

Prosocial behavior: a rescue

Individual differences in prosocial behavior

Conclusion: two spurious "moral exemplars"

Understanding antisocial behavior

Limitations of antisocial youths

A case study

Treating antisocial behavior

The mutual help approach

EQUIP and the psychoeducational or skills training approach

Evaluation of the EQUIP program

Perspective-taking for severe offenders

Beyond the theories: a deeper reality?

Two case studies

A deeper reality?

Moral insight, inspiration, and transformation

Revisiting the issue of moral motivation

Moral perception and reality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-276) and indexes.

ISBN:

0761923896

OCLC:

51177402