“Rotten Legacy,” Parenting, and Children’s Moral Development (2025)

Martin, J. (2025, June 10). ‘Rotten Legacy’ and Morality in Child-Rearing.

• Explores the legacy questions raised by the show from the perspective of two approaches to children’s moral development.

“While El Baltico’s legacy is front and center throughout the series, I’m interested in the questions Rotten Legacy raises about the moral, ethical, and normative legacies people build, alter, and ultimately leave for others. Legacy questions concerning moral understanding raised in the series are a helpful context for examining similarities and differences between socialization and constructivist approaches to moral development. I compare these approaches in my developmental psychology and moral development classes.”