Religion, rule of law, or the family honour? moral commitment among Lebanese children

The present study examined the moral development of Lebanese 1st graders. Interviews with sixty-three Lebanese children (28 girls and 35 boys, ages 6–7.5) were analysed for the study. The children (25 Christian and 38 Muslim) were interviewed about moral dilemmas children of this age might encounter...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Ghosn, Irma-Kaarina (author)
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منشور في: 2009
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03168486
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03168486
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Ghosn, I. K. (2009). Religion, rule of law, or the family honour? moral commitment among Lebanese children. International Journal of Early Childhood, 41(1), 69-86.
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description The present study examined the moral development of Lebanese 1st graders. Interviews with sixty-three Lebanese children (28 girls and 35 boys, ages 6–7.5) were analysed for the study. The children (25 Christian and 38 Muslim) were interviewed about moral dilemmas children of this age might encounter in their daily life. The data revealed that children’s reasoning differed based on the content of the dilemma, with both Kohlberg’s justice-focused morality and Gilligan’s care-focused morality evident. Both boys and girls considered emotions and relationships equally. When children’s responses were categorized into Kohlberg’s four moral orientations (normative, utilitarian, harmony-serving, justice), the majority of responses reflected normative orientation, while the three other orientations were also represented. Second level analysis showed that Lebanese children’s moral decisions were also guided by the cultural constructs ofwajibāt (social duties/obligations) andsharaf (honour), with religion and concern for the rule of law also appearing in their of responses.
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spelling Religion, rule of law, or the family honour? moral commitment among Lebanese childrenGhosn, Irma-KaarinaThe present study examined the moral development of Lebanese 1st graders. Interviews with sixty-three Lebanese children (28 girls and 35 boys, ages 6–7.5) were analysed for the study. The children (25 Christian and 38 Muslim) were interviewed about moral dilemmas children of this age might encounter in their daily life. The data revealed that children’s reasoning differed based on the content of the dilemma, with both Kohlberg’s justice-focused morality and Gilligan’s care-focused morality evident. Both boys and girls considered emotions and relationships equally. When children’s responses were categorized into Kohlberg’s four moral orientations (normative, utilitarian, harmony-serving, justice), the majority of responses reflected normative orientation, while the three other orientations were also represented. Second level analysis showed that Lebanese children’s moral decisions were also guided by the cultural constructs ofwajibāt (social duties/obligations) andsharaf (honour), with religion and concern for the rule of law also appearing in their of responses.PublishedN/A2017-01-12T09:04:07Z2017-01-12T09:04:07Z20092017-01-12Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0020-7187http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5003http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03168486Ghosn, I. K. (2009). Religion, rule of law, or the family honour? moral commitment among Lebanese children. International Journal of Early Childhood, 41(1), 69-86.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03168486enInternational Journal of Early Childhoodinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/50032021-03-19T10:03:24Z
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title_short Religion, rule of law, or the family honour? moral commitment among Lebanese children
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