Question Options:
a) social contract stage
b) instrumental exchange stage
c) law and order stage
d) punishment and obedience stage
Answer: SOCIAL CONTRACT STAGE.
Explanation: The moral development comprises of six stages which are the
Level 1 (Pre-Conventional)
1. Obedience and punishment orientation
2. Self-interest orientation
Level 2 (Conventional)
3. Interpersonal accord and conformity
4. Authority and social-order maintaining orientation
Level 3 (Post-Conventional)
5. Social contract orientation
6. Universal ethical principles
The moral development principle explains that the process through which individuals try to determine the difference between what is right and wrong by using logic, has six developmental stages, each more adequate at responding to moral dilemmas than the one in front.
The social contract explains that individuals have consented, to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to authority in exchange for protection of their remaining rights or maintenance of the social order.