Chris Robertson and Paul Fadil bring about the notion that there should be a decision-making model based solely on culture. It begins by explaining how every culture has a different history and background, so it is only fitting to assume the most cultures have a different value set. So they created what they call, The Culture-Based Consequentiality Model.
The first Stage to this model is what Fadil and Robertson refer to as individualism/ collectivism. Stage one emphasize that there are two major types of cultural values – individualism and collectivism. Individualism is said to be equivalent to most western societies. Westerners value more of a self-serving, and self- improvement type of attitude. Their bottom line is self-improvement as stated in the article. On the other hand, there is collectivism, which is mostly seen in the east. Individuals in a collectivist society often belong to an in-group that supports them and their family.
Stage two is solely based on Kohlberg's three major Stages of moral Development: Preconventional, Conventional, and Postconventional. The article explains that Age wise children fall under the Preconventional Stage, Adolescents under Conventional and Postconventional mostly involves adults. "The 'Preconventional level' is where the individual is concerned with his or her immediate interest and does not yet understand the expectations of society. The 'conventional level', people recognize laws rules and expectations, and the 'Postconventional' level [includes] people who accept [society's] rules only if they agree with the moral foundation."(Fadil & Robertson, 1999, p.388). Fadil and Robertson also believe that education and training plays a major role in Kohlberg's model. Cognitively, you are only able to make decision based upon what your past experiences. This subsection shows that with proper education an individual could possible change their previous decision when their knowledge on a particular skill set is improved.
