We are concerned about what others think about us. We are concerned about being loyal to our family, friends or groups we belong to. We consider the feelings of others important. Here we will submit to the majority belief and put our own beliefs aside to belong. We understand we are a member of society in which are laws we must obey.
Few adults achieve the postconventional level.
This is the stage where we have high morals and consistently display them because in our belief that it is for the good of the society as a whole. These are people that uphold morality for the good of society. A person in this stage believes having rights means more than individual liberties. The belief is that something is right not because of who said it, but that it is just right. An example is the Words of God.