The Moral Development of Children | Karen Hussar | TEDxYouth@DoverSherbornHighSchool

Assistant psychology professor, Karen Hussar, introduces us to the social domain theory which allows for us to comprehend people’s moral reasoning by analyzing the actions or events that occur in different social settings. She describes the three different domains, the moral, social-conventional, and personal domain. By allowing people to look at this issue through different lenses and categories, all three of those domains come together to explain the mixed domain issues that Dr. Hussar touched upon which was wearing a mask and getting a vaccine. Lastly, Dr. Hussar emphasizes the importance of the social domain theory and how it allows you to understand that everyone has a different perspective and not everyone interprets actions and events the same way as you. Dr. Karen Hussar graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) with her doctorate in Human Development and Psychology. Since graduating from HGSE, Karen has continued to pursue both her teaching and research interests. She has been teaching in the Psychology Department at Curry College since 2014. She has also served as an instructor at Bridgewater State College, Brown University, Dean College, Fisher College, Hobart & William
Smith Colleges, and Pine Manor College. Karen also worked as a Senior Research & Evaluation Associate at the Education Alliance, Brown University. Karen’s research interests focus on children’s moral development, with a particular interest in children's treatment towards animals and the environment. Her research on moral development has been published in academic journals such as Ecopsychology, Journal of Environmental Psychology, and Social Development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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The language we use when speaking to our children to explain these issues is vital. Explanation and conversation rather than telling or belittling.

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The issue with mixed-moral issues is not that people have different perspectives and they're not aware of having different perspectives. People have lower tolerance when they are afraid of the consequences of those perspectives. If someone thinks that wearing a mask is OK because they prefer to do so, others won't have any issues with them, as long as they don't wear off their masks.