Children And Moral Recognition
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3 pages in length. After extensive research, Piaget identified a distinct recognition between right and wrong beginning at about five years old, noting how children considered rules both "rigid and unalterable" because they were put in place by authority figures such as parents. Moreover, the fact that children at this age are challenged to comprehend others' perspectives and/or intent, which leads them to "focus more on objective outcomes than on subjective motives" (BBC/OU, 2006). Myriad components can disrupt moral development, not the least of which includes the imbalance of punishment versus reward, transcending law for a higher ethical reason (i.e. vigilantism) or the moral course (or lack thereof) established by an influential person. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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