Moral Dilemma Video - Marisela

As Julie stated, it was interesting to observe that no younger females were interviewed and that only one male adult was included in this video. Never-the-less, to me it was more interesting observing the boys responses because I felt that their responses were sincere. All three of the kids were asked the same question "did the husband do the right thing?" and the children's response seemed genuine. I believe that the children truly believed that stealing was wrong even though the man needed the medicine to keep his wife form dying. However, I also agree with Julie, Matt, and John that the second question was leading and her biases were included in the leading questions. If this were to have been an actual study, the questions should have been kept constatn in order to receive an accurate conclusion---Did anyone notice that the adults were not asked what the husband should do after his action? I also wonder if social status would have made a difference on how the kids or the adults responded. Maybe an adult living in poverty would view the husband's action as being okay or a child that has been sick and has not had medicine to quickly cure his symptoms (fever, cough, chills, etc.) may also see the husband's action as being justified.

On a separeate note, I have never explored the question of whether I considered morality and social convention in the same developmental domain. To me and other people, as Larry Nucci explains "morality is define[d] by the core set of values defined by their religion" (p.7). I based this belief mainly because I was taught by my parents and trained by 12 years of Catholic beliefs tht without faith and without God we can't have moral values (would this fall under the blank piece of paper that Matt is referring to?---I enjoyed the questions posted). Following the Ten Commandments were then the guidelines of right and wrong and although I don't necessarily followed all of the Ten Commandments, knowing of their existence gave my life a purpose (or reasoning) on why I limit my actions or reactions.

After reading a couple of chapters of Nucci's book, watching this video, and considering the Domain Theory, it makes sense that perceptions are not simply based on moral values but also social norms. Therefore, I have to agree with some of my classmates that morality and social norms are two different identities and what "feels right" can be catogorized under moral or social domains.