Question

If the husband in the Kohlberg dilemma chooses to steal the drug because he values his wife's life and health, and their connection as a family over his own potential to go to jail or be punished, he is acting from what moral level?

Answer 1

Answer:

Conventional level of moral development

Explanation:

Kohlberg’s Structural Theory of moral development deals with a judgment of morals before an action is taken.

There are three stages or levels of moral development as contained in Kohlberg's theory, namely;

• pre-conventional,

• conventional, and
• post-conventional.

The conventional stage of moral development is the second stage of moral development.  At this stage, people often make a moral judgment based on the standards or conditions of a group close to them. This can be friends or family, people often prioritize family need when making a moral judgment.

For example, the husband in Kohlberg's dilemma chose to steal the drugs because he has a family problem and needs to help the wife. The husband centered his moral judgment around family need, this is a conventional stage of moral development.