Political Value Judgments of Children

This is a pioneering study of political socialization exploring young children's concepts of political justice and political ethics. The study builds upon Piaget's theory of moral development in children, extending his concepts into the sphere of political morality and choice. A series of hypotheses is offered, and tests are used to measure whether Piaget's theories are relevant to judgments about political matters. The findings from the interviewing provide strong support for the thesis that moral development theory has major utility in the study of political socialization

American political science · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Interview · Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development · Moral development · Morality · Political culture · Political methodology · Political philosophy · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Social cognitive theory of morality · Socialization · Sociology · Systems theory in political science · Value (mathematics · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Values and Moral Education