Abstract

This article reviews the domain-distinction model of moral development proposed by Turiel et at and examines its adequacy from the perspective of cultural universality The review of domain-distinction model deals with the conceptual contents of moral, conventional and personal domains which consist the theoretical frame of the model and introduces the results of the analysis of related studies with reference to the criterion judgement and justifications to prove the empirical basis of the model. To examine the adequacy of the model to non-Western cultures this study examines the cultural variations revealed from the cross-cultural studies including those in Korea and analyzes the relevant factors causing the difference。The issues of cultural universality of the domain-distinction model, the heterogeneity of the concept of morality in the model, the age and mechanism the domain distinction is acquired, and the factors related to the empirical verification of the model are discussed to answer the questions raised in this study.