When Martha, a Developmentalist, Teaches Parents How to Help Scaffold

question 23

Multiple Choice

When Martha, a developmentalist, teaches parents how to help scaffold moral development in school-aged children, she suggests that parents and teachers encourage their students to:

• A) "consider why someone is doing what he or she is doing."
• B) "tell an adult when someone else is bad."
• C) "think about the punishment they'll get before they act."
• D) "enforce the rules if others don't."

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Definitions:

Subculture

A culture within a broader culture, with its own distinct values, practices, and beliefs, often emerging around shared interests or identities.

Symbolic Culture

A component of culture that is expressed through symbols, language, and nonmaterial culture, embodying the values and norms of a society.

Ideal Culture

The norms, values, and patterns of behavior that members of a society believe should be observed in principle.

Real Culture

The norms, values, and patterns of behavior that actually exist within a society (which may or may not correspond to the society’s ideals).