The lack of a societal perspective in the pre-conventional level is quite different from the social contract (stage five), as all actions at this stage have the purpose of serving the individual's own needs or interests.
Kekurangan perspektif tentang masyarakat dalam tingkat pra-konvensional, berbeda dengan kontrak sosial (tahap lima), sebab semua tindakan dilakukan untuk melayani kebutuhan diri sendiri saja.