Kenny is taking his 12-year-old daughter, Nikki, to the hospital late one night after she fell out of bed and cut her head. She is holding a bloody towel to the gash on her forehead as Kenny sits waiting at a red traffic light. He checks oncoming traffic, sees that there are no cars coming in either direction, and decides to drive through the red light to get her to the hospital faster. This decision to break a well-understood rule of driving reflects the ____ substage of postconventional morality.

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The social contract substage of postconventional morality is characterized by individuals recognizing that rules and laws are social agreements, and that breaking them is acceptable in certain circumstances. In this scenario, Kenny is breaking the rule of stopping at a red light, but he is doing so to fulfill his responsibility as a parent to take care of his injured child. This decision reflects the social contract substage of postconventional morality.

Kenny Is Taking His 12-Year-Old Daughter, Nikki, to the Hospital