Why should moral exemplars be studied? To be able to characterize the ideal endpoint of moral development. children's and adolescents' moral, social conventional, and personal knowledge and reasoning emerge from their attempts to understand and deal with different forms of social experience.

Why is studying moral development important?

Moral development is an important part of the socialization process. ... Moral development prevents people from acting on unchecked urges, instead considering what is right for society and good for others. Lawrence Kohlberg (1927–1987) was interested in how people learn to decide what is right and what is wrong.

What is a major criticism of Kohlberg's theory?

A major criticism of Kohlberg's theory is that Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women. Criticism of Kohlberg's theory regards justice concerns as developmentally more advanced than reciprocal considerations.