How does moral reasoning differ based on culture?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The sequence of moral reasoning as theorized by Kohlberg is seen in all cultures, but people in non-Western cultures rarely score above Stage 3. Each society and its cultural perspectives define morality and appropriate responses to ethical dilemmas. Western cultures tend to emphasize the rights of the individual (justice-based reasoning). Non-Western cultures tend to value collectivism, focusing on human interdependence (care-based reasoning). Individuals in collectivist cultures tend to define moral dilemmas in terms of the responsibility to the entire community rather than simply to the individual. The development of moral reasoning progresses in a similar pattern across cultures; people of different cultures are able to reason using both care and justice orientations even though cultures tend to vary in the weight they assign moral orientations, emphasizing one over another.