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The Development of Moral Behavior

The document discusses the development of moral character. It defines key terms like moral, character, and stages several factors that influence moral character development, including family, biological constitution, peer groups, and community. It also outlines Lawrence Kohlberg's six stages of moral development, noting that humans are not born with moral virtues and they develop over time through experiences and encounters that shape decisions and behavior. Overall, the document examines how moral character is formed by one's actions and the various internal and external influences that impact this development from childhood through adulthood.

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The Development of Moral Behavior

The document discusses the development of moral character. It defines key terms like moral, character, and stages several factors that influence moral character development, including family, biological constitution, peer groups, and community. It also outlines Lawrence Kohlberg's six stages of moral development, noting that humans are not born with moral virtues and they develop over time through experiences and encounters that shape decisions and behavior. Overall, the document examines how moral character is formed by one's actions and the various internal and external influences that impact this development from childhood through adulthood.

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The Development of

MORAL CHARACTER
SID PAUL S. TATAD
Defining Terms
➢Moral - "concerned with the principles of right and wrong
behavior or the goodness and badness of the human
character" (Merriam-Webster 2017).
➢kalinisan ng ugali, kalinisang-asal, o kasanlingan ay ang pagkakakilala
ng tao sa kung alin ang tama at mali.
➢Morale – the feeling of enthusiasm & loyalty that a
person/group has about the task
Defining Terms
➢Immoral - “not morally good or right; morally wrong"
(Merriam-Webster 2017).

➢Amoral – “having/showing no concern about whether


behavior is morally right or wrong (selfish)” (Merriam-
Webster 2017).
Defining Terms
➢ Character is defined as "the mental and moral qualities
distinctive to an individual" (Merriam-Webster 2017).
➢Moral character refers to the "existence (or lack of)
virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and
loyalty" (Merriam-Webster 2017).
Stories become engaging with the help of the
characters involved.
➢ Unlike in the character
conceptualizations for a story,
wherein the creators are aware
of how influential they are in the
character's outcome, the people
around us, or we ourselves, may
be unaware of how encounters
in our life shape our moral
character.
➢Early experience plays a key
role in the development of all
body and brain systems and
so it necessarily has an
influence on subsequent
moral functioning.” Narvaez
& Gleason (2013)
➢Early experience pertains
to perinatal, postnatal, and
until childhood.
➢perinatal begins at the 20th to 28th week
of gestation and ends 1 to 4 weeks after
delivery.

➢Postnatal begins six to eight weeks after


birth
➢Looking back in that time
frame of our life, we realize
how vulnerable &
dependent we were to the
people around us who may
or may not know how much
impact they have on us.
➢During our early life, we
had no or not much control
over the encounters or
people we were exposed to.
➢But now that we in the adult
stage of our life, we need to
realize and accept that we have
the power to choose, change,
filter, and make our own
decisions regarding the people
and encounters we want to focus
on or use for our own moral
growth.
DEVELOPMENT OF
MORAL
CHARACTER
Development of Moral Character
➢Moral character is formed by one’s actions. “ The
habits, actions, and emotional responses of the person
of good character all are united and directed toward the
moral and the good” (Mitchell, 2015). In order for us to
be able to acquire good habits and values, we have to
know what factors influence our moral character.
FACTORS
AFFECTING OUR
MORAL
CHARACTER
1. FAMILY
2. BIOLOGICAL CONSTITUTION
3. PEER GROUP (Barkada)
a group of people of approximately the same age, status, and interests.
4. School
5. Community
STAGES OF
MORAL
DEVELOPMENT
“HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT BORN WITH
MORAL VIRTUES” – MIZZONI (2010)
STAGES OF MORAL
DEVELOPMENT (MIZZONI, 2010)
STAGES OF MORAL
DEVELOPMENT (MIZZONI, 2010)
Lawrence Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Development
Thank You!
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