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Peer reviewedTuriel, Elliot; Smetana, Judith G. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1998
Defends domain theory approach to children's moral development based on limitations of Piaget's original theory. Argues that Fowler's characterization of domain theory research omits important features and studies. Maintains that distinctions between morality and convention cannot be reduced to differences in perceptible harm and punishment; it is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience, Moral Development


