The Relationship between Ethics and Ethnicity

This research study measures the level of moral
development of students from different ethnic
backgrounds using Lawrence Kohlberg''s Cognitive
Moral Development theory (CMD). This study also uses
James Rest''s Defining Issues Test (DIT) survey
instrument to determine if there are differences in
the ethical behavior of people from different ethnic
backgrounds and to measure the level of cognitive
moral development of each group. This study also
explores the effect of gender, grade point average
(GPA), field of study, level of study, and ethics
education on students'' cognitive moral reasoning.
This study hopes to open the field and encourage
further research in linking ethical inquiries and
ethnicity.

Autorentext
Dr. Evelyn Ducheine Cartright is Assistant Professor and Director of Africana Studies at Barry University. She teaches English, Caribbean and African American Literature and Humanities. She received her Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, her Master in English, Bachelors in English, and Philosophy from Stony Brook University.

Klappentext
This research study measures the level of moral development of students from different ethnic backgrounds using Lawrence Kohlberg's Cognitive Moral Development theory (CMD). This study also uses James Rest's Defining Issues Test (DIT) survey instrument to determine if there are differences in the ethical behavior of people from different ethnic backgrounds and to measure the level of cognitive moral development of each group. This study also explores the effect of gender, grade point average (GPA), field of study, level of study, and ethics education on students' cognitive moral reasoning. This study hopes to open the field and encourage further research in linking ethical inquiries and ethnicity.