Lewis Henry Morgan Argued That the Major Mechanism That Explains

question 10

Multiple Choice

Lewis Henry Morgan argued that the major mechanism that explains the change from "primitive society" to "civil society" is:

• A) the domestication of plants and animals
• B) the change from polytheistic to monotheistic religion
• C) the development of a phonetic alphabet and writing
• D) the move from incoherent homogeneity to coherent heterogeneity

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Definitions:

Autonomous Morality

The stage of development where individuals follow internal moral principles, rather than obeying external rules and authority.

Heteronomous Morality

A stage in moral development where children base their moral judgments on the dictates of authority figures.

Moral Realism

is the philosophical viewpoint that moral truths exist independently of human knowledge or perception, and that these truths are objective.

Moral Development

The process through which individuals develop the ability to differentiate right from wrong and to adopt ethical behavior.