y that Kohlberg's work suffered from cultural bias that affected his conception of an universal definition of morality. In various ways, Kohlberg's choice of dilemmas, his assessments and conception of morality came from a strictly Western perspective. His breakdown of cultural norms between personal, conventional, or moral categories was also ethnocentric because they could be varied by other cultural interpretations (Lutz, 1994, p. 78). What is even more significant is that even Kohlberg's theory incorporated the importance of culture in influencing the individual's moral development. According to him, an environment that provides opportunities for individuals to be responsible and cooperate with others can contribute to their moral development. On the other hand, an oppressive and confusing social environment can have a negative impact on the moral development of the individuals (Lutz, 1994, pp. 73-74). However, Kohlberg did not seem to draw the connection that his depiction of the environment's influe
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