What Did the Juvenile Delinquency Controversy of the 1950s Reveal

question 21

Multiple Choice

What did the juvenile delinquency controversy of the 1950s reveal about life in the postwar era?

• A) anxieties about family life and the erosion of adult authority
• B) an increase in crime patterns related to gang fights, theft, and drug and alcohol abuse
• C) concerns about the creation of a profitable youth-oriented market that detracted from adult consumers
• D) increasing uniformity in public school education

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Definitions:

Autonomous Morality

The stage of moral development in which individuals recognize that moral rules are created by people and that individuals can question or challenge societal norms based on personal principles of justice or fairness.

Heteronomous Morality

Refers to the stage of moral development in children where rules are perceived as fixed and unchangeable, often enforced by authority figures.

Preconventional Moral Reasoning

The first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where individuals' moral reasoning is based on personal interests and the consequences of their actions.

Conventional Moral Reasoning

A stage in moral development where individuals' ethical behavior is guided primarily by societal rules and norms.